Answered: What legend fueled further European exploration of northern South America in the 16th and 17th centuries?
The Microsoft Bing quiz is: What legend fueled further European exploration of northern South America in the 16th and 17th centuries?
options given are listed below:
- A El Dorado
- B Blackbeard’s treasure
- C Fountain of Youth
The correct answer for this bing quiz is El Dorado.
To the Spanish, ‘El Dorado’ (the gilded one) referred first to a king, then a city, then a kingdom. What they all had in common was the promise of great wealth for whoever found this legendary city of gold. The quest cost countless lives and never did yield the untold riches foretold by the myth of El Dorado.
