In 1541 Francisco de Orellana took a trip up this river he named for the bow & arrow-wielding women seen on it
... Orellana took 50 men and the brigantine (although he left most of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] P B S : C o n q u i s t a d o r s - O r e l l a n a [PAR] The most famous quest for El Dorado was that of Francisco de Orellana, but there 
were other attempts, before and after his 1541 expedition.