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Meet Lope De Aguirre, The 16th Century conquistador who stabbed His own daughter to death while searching for El Dorado
Meet Lope De Aguirre, The 16th Century conquistador who stabbed His own daughter to death while searching for El Dorado In the 16th century, a Spanish conquistador named Lope De Aguirre joined a group searching for the mythical city of El Dorado. But during the journey, Aguirre became a "madman" who killed his commander and declared himself the "Wrath of God, Prince of Freedom, King of Tierra Firma." After rebelling against Spain, he tried to create his own empire in South America — and paid for it with his life. Read his tumultuous, bizarre story by clicking the link in our profile. Lope de Aguirre called himself the "Wrath of God, Prince of Freedom, King of Tierra Firme." But his fellow explorers just called him a madman. In a wild quest for the legendary El Dorado, Lope de Aguirre murdered his commander, declared himself the enemy of Spain, and sought to build his own empire deep in the heart of South America. Instead, he became infamous as one of the