LAURENCE KEYMIS a.d. 



1596. 



5. 6 Philip de Uren, & after him Pedro de Limpias, 

 who both successively commanded the Almaines, were 

 leaders in this action. Limpias was slaine by an Indian 

 Casique named Porima. 



7 Jeronimo de Ortal undertooke it by the way of 

 Maracapana. After great travell and his substance all 

 spent, he dyed on the sudden at S. Domingo. 



8. 9 Ximenes, brother of Don Ximenes de Quesida 

 the Adelantado, and Pedro de Orsua were both at sundry 

 times in the same conquest. 



10 Father lala, a Frier, taking with him onely one 

 companion, and some Indian guides passed into the pro- 

 vinces of Guiana. Hee returned with good intelligence, 

 and brought with him Eagles, idols, and other jewels of 

 golde, An. 1560. Hee assayed the second time to passe 

 in like maner, but was slaine by the Indians. 



1 1 Hernandez de Serpa also undertooke it. The 

 Indians of Cumanawgoto killed him, and defeated his 

 armie. 



12 Afterwardes, Diego de Vargas, and his sonne Don 

 Juan followed this enterprise, and at their first setting 

 out, were slaine by the Indians. 



13 Caceres undertooke this discovery from Nuevo 

 Reyno de Granada. Hee came no neerer to it then 

 Matachines, which borders upon the sayd kingdome of 

 Granada. Hee rested there and peopled that place. 



14 It was also attempted by Alonzo de Herera, at two 

 severall times. Hee endured great miserie, but never 

 entred one league into the countrey. Hee sought it by 

 Viapari or Amana, and was at last slaine by a nation of 

 Indians called Xaguas. 



15 It was also undertaken by Antonio Sedenno, with 

 whom Herrera and Augustine Delgado joyned in the 

 conquest of Trinidad, against Bawcunar a famous king 

 of that place. He passed by Maracapana in the yeere 

 1536 to discover El Dorado? with 500 chosen men. In 

 this journey hee got much gold, and tooke many Indian 

 prisoners, whom hee manacled in yrons; and many of 



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