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Francisco de Orellana and men battle with the Machiparo

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The precise location is not known but Levy suggests it to be about here.  The indigenous tribe was quite hostile and thousands of warriors attacked the Spanish.

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Francisco de Orellana

Francisco de Orellana (1511, Trujillo, Spain – November 1546, Amazon River) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He completed the first known navigation of the length of the Amazon River, which initially was named "Rio de Orellana." He also founded the city of Guayaquil in what is now Ecuador.

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