Spanish
conquest
____________________
Colombia
is
named
after
____________________
____________________
,
even
though
he
never
set
foot
on
Colombian
soil
.
It
was
____________________
de
____________________
,
one
of
Columbus'
companions
on
his
second
voyage
,
who
was
the
first
European
to
set
foot
on
the
land
in
____________________
.
He
briefly
explored
the
____________________
Nevada
de
Santa
____________________
and
was
astonished
by
the
wealth
of
the
local
____________________
.
Their
____________________
and
their
____________________
about
____________________
____________________
inland
gave
birth
to
the
____________________
of
El
____________________
,
a
mysterious
kingdom
abundant
in
gold
.
In
its
most
extreme
interpretation
,
El
Dorado
was
believed
to
be
a
land
of
gold
mountains
littered
with
emeralds
.