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Antonio de Berrio (born 1520, died 1596 or 1597) - Governor of Trinidad and Guyana, participant in the War of the Moors of Grenada, soldier of Prince Alba. Antonio de Berrio was married to Maria de Oruin, niece of Jimenez Gonzal de Quesada, explorer of Bogota and neighboring areas. In 1579, Quesada wrote him down in El Dorado, and the record honors King Philip II, nominating him General El Dorado and governor of Guiana. Antonio de Berrio for finding El Dorado organized several trips to the Guiana Highlands. The first took place on January 1, 1584. She counted 80 conquistadors and her route passed through the Eastern Cordillera, between Mety and Tomo to the Orinoco River and the foot of the Guiana Upland. There was a rainy season, but he learned of the existence of the Manoa city, which he considered El Dorado. After exploring the west coast of highland in 1585 he returned to Bogota. After this expedition, he moved to the mouth of the Orinoco River, where he founded the city of Sao Thome de Gujana, in Trinidad and the city of San José de Oruña.

In 1587 he set out on a second expedition, lasting more than two years. At that time he explored the western cliffs of the Gujarat Highlands. In 1590 he organized another expedition with 118 men, 200 Indians, and his own 13-year-old Francis, headed the Orinoco River. When they added to the mouth of the river Caura, they stopped their rainy season, after which only 50 healthy people remained. With them climbing into the highlands and then heading south through the jungle, they reached the Ventuari River and flowed down on the canoe to reach Orinoco, then to the estuary of the Mety and Cuary. Antonio de Berrio decided to investigate the last river flowing through Gujarat Highlands and into Orinoco - Caroní. He ordered all horses to be slaughtered and their meat salted. Then he sailed to Caroni, but on the way most of his crew dazzled as a result of the sail. Leaving the sick on the island on the Orinoco River, alone with a handful of people sailed to Trinidad for meals.

In 1595, Antonio de Berrio organized another expedition. Before it was attacked by another seeker El Dorado Sir Walter Raleigh, who destroyed the settlement in Trinidad and captured the city of San José de Oruña, and Berria took prisoner. The two searchers who shared the common passion met and in 1596 Antonio de Berrio organized his last expedition but could not prove it. Nearly all of its participants were killed by the Indians on the Caroni River.

His passion was continued by his son Francisco de Berria. Bibliography

Marian Mickiewicz, Witold Mickiewicz: Dictionary of discoverers and conquerors. Poznan: Ed. ATENA, 1996. ISBN 83-85414-29-0.

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