German Conquistadors: Search for El Dorado - Age of Colonization

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@trinoyliniray1336]

The greatest Asheke Rasul (Ashek means lover)(the one who love Prophet Muhammad S.A.W the most after loving God) of this age went to a wedding party in a slightly muddy dress. Seeing this, the doorman pushed him hard and threw him on the ground and started cursing him. The greatest lover of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W (of this age) told the doorman that he was invited to the wedding ceremony politely.Although he was a young man, he did not take revenge on the doorman. When the doorman started apologizing (calling that young man as "Sir") to That young man as he has done very bad behaviour with that man(without knowing that he was invited) .But the young and strong man politely hugged the doorman and said, "You are my sir, because I have just come to eat.But You are guarding such a big wedding house burning in the sun. Your mind is very soft. Maybe for some reason you are in a little trouble. You can tell me. "When the doorman started crying, the young man wiped away the tears of that doorman.This is real Islam. The people who love Prophet Muhammad (SAW) the most after loving God(one and only) the most(they believe in peace, not in Violence). So do research about Islam and do not believe the false.

[@adaw2d3222]

I would make these videos from a more neutral standpoint. These people committed horrific crimes here and they are footnotes in your video.

[@zackturner1987]

Hey this was a fascinating episode. If possible could I get a list of your sources? I am doing a thesis on the Habsburg policy during Spanish conquest, so these would be helpful if you are willing to share.

[@bumblebeebeara6888]

Hans Staden, survived the cannibals in early Brazil, wrote a book that was one of the first best sellers in 1557

[@GermanConquistador08]

VIVA!

[@antic7711]

The moral of Federmann’s story? Maybe the real El Dorado were the friends he made along the way…

[@sizanogreen9900]

Actually administering and profiting from a developed colony < searching for a highly embellished fictional horde of gold to conquer which all so far have failed to find...

[@zamirroa]

Spanish word are beautiful, El Dorado.... It's just perfect

[@younesszehari745]

Sounds like the ending of one piece

[@dwhizzel6471]

Hahahaha

[@omarbaassiri8689]

If 500 years ago people were pulling this shit for gold, then you know you need to buy gold today.

[@this_is_history]

One of the most fascinating stories for the search of El Dorado by a conquistador is that of Francisco de Orellana, who ended up sailing the entire length of the River Amazon in the process

[@lmccampbell]

Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a decent amalgamation of several conquistador stories.

[@Pirate3World]

Yup, read about it in '1492' from c Mann. What a story!

[@this_is_history]

check out our channel for our some of the other lesser known conquistadors

[@KHN.RVA.28]

Yea and if I'm correct that's the same guy that helped decimate a population of 20 million people by small pox

[@zamirroa]

He thought the people who attacked him were women because their hair was long and black but in reality they were men. That is why he called the river the Amazon River. Stories were told in Europe about Amazon's in the new world.

[@abcdef27669]

Spanish Conquistador: “To the Americas, muchachos!” Landsknecht joining the team: “Wait for me, Kammeraden!”

[@josephdedrick9337]

based on inventories of various Spanish expeditions including greatswords, and crew lists including germans, its within the realm of possibility that a landskenecht actually was involved in at least one of the expeditions.

[@ashenone3050]

@@josephdedrick9337 it is possible in many ways , spain used german mercenaries in other past wars and they were famous for being good swordsmen

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

Since Landsknechte were mercenaries, they surely made it into Spanish expeditions.

[@jacquesstrapp3219]

@@dave8323 It appears his hobby is history. What's yours, watching KZbin?

[@bobjk3455]

well spain used less merceniess than the holy roman empire because the spanish actually had a sort of standing army, the terico's which were often more disciplined and trained than the landskenchts. they often fought side by side because both spain and the holy roman empire were run by the hapsburgs and allies and under charles v directly run by the same monarch

[@3452te]

First heard German Conquistadors during my first semester in college. It's fascinating to know more of them. Of course Charles V of the HRE also ruled the Spanish empire with his son phillip. Glad to see a video exploring this.

[@thunderbird1921]

And ironic considering how united Germany would later replace Spain among the great European powers.

[@dinola3268]

Karl V ruled Spain, Belgium, parts of the Netherlands directly, but his power in “Germany“ was relatively weak. Federmann was not his agent.

[@jonasrodriguez9714]

*conquistadores 👨‍🏫

[@mariaamparo9781]

Carlos I de España y V de Alemania,era nieto de los Reyes Católicos e hijo de Juana la Loca,de la Familia de los Trastamara por parte materna,por parte paterna era Alemán,por cierto siempre Gobernó desde España y su hijo Felipe II ,siempre Gobernó desde España y amaron a España....fueron buenos Reyes,lo hicieron bien..

[@jonasrodriguez9714]

@@mariaamparo9781 Los Alemanes y Carlos no se entendían porque Carlos no sabía ni una palabra en alemán ni siquiera quería aprender alemán. fue más español que aleman.

[@j.vdubois5074]

I have never heard of German conquistadors and I never pondered the etymology of Venezuela. Well done and thank you for bringing this fascinating history to my attention.

[@Komnenit]

And because of this era of legendary and fruitless pursuit of unimaginable riches, Colombia to this day is still often referred to as “the land of El Dorado”. This early decades of the 16th century were crucial for european exploration in the territory that became New Granada and most colombian cities (Popayán, Cali, Bogotá, Cartagena, Santa Marta, etc.) were founded in this remarkable period. The airport of Bogotá even has it in its name: “El Dorado international airport”.

[@juselara02]

Yes. There is very traditional Neighborhood in Bogotá called "Nicolas de Federman", named after the german explorer and, If any of you guys visit Colombia, you can go on a Tour to the real Guatavita Lake, a couple of hours from Bogotá, they tell you the story and it is a natural beauty.

[@pridefulobserver3807]

Somewhere between Colombia and Venezuela's jungle, there are hundredres of pounds of gold to be found at the roots of an old tree... or maybe just below the house of someone

[@12vscience]

More likely people will find some of Pablo Escobar's drug money buried on a farm.

[@CaribbeanHistory]

What really got in the video was a small but massively important detail in the Caribbean map was that you put Puerto Rico as the city and San Juan as the island. Most people forget that detail in our islands history. It was like that since it’s founding in 1521 all the way to the late 1700’s when it was decided to switch the names as we know them today. 100/100 for attention to details!!!

[@MXB2001]

Puerto Rico means Rich Port? I'm guessing. That makes sense then.

[@rubencuadros7174]

"El Dorado" was found by the Conquistador Francisco Martínez Vegaso when he stole 110 kilos of gold from the Germans and gave it to Pedro de Valdivia, who used it to complete the conquest of Chile. It's a very interesting story

[@soggybiscuitz5985]

@@The_OneManCrowd All they said it was just a story to draw the conquistadores away. I don’t see how their descent has anything to do with it??

[@rubencuadros7174]

@@tracybalboa7834 No me digas... Yo pensaba que existía y estaba custodiado por hadas y duendes del bosque...

[@zamirroa]

It was a false history told by Spanish authorities in America land in order to push the conquistadors away from the provinces because they became a problem for the crown

[@natedlc854]

still eternally happy to hear Devins voice, Ive been listening to him for 8 years now

[@marcusmaher-triskellionfil5158]

One of the greatest stories I read about this illusion (and I studied Latin American History at university) was the time, after many years looking for El Dorado (with death and starvation), both Federmann and Jimenez de Quesada arrived in a clearing to meet each other, the natives had sold both men that they were going to meet a great king...the folly of it all.

[@trustysource7568]

Love the content, not found another channel on KZbin with the level of detail and polish you guys and girls have. Much appreciated, life long fan here. x

[@nsierra2297]

There’s a few really high quality channels on KZbin. They really put the likes of discovery and history channel To shame

[@tommakarov]

Epic history TV has some really high quality videos they go into alot of detail about the battles and have some of the highest quality history videos I have watched on KZbin.

[@notariusaplicacionesmedica9599]

¡Kings and Generals en Español! Esto se pone cada vez mejor. (Kings and Generals is getting better every time).

[@Juandiegostefan]

incredible video, never thought kings and generals would even pronounce my home city of Maracaibo, awesome pronunciation of Venezuela, the best video i have seen of the colonial story of south america and specially of Venezuelas chapter as German Colony

[@GermanConquistador08]

Hispanic America was born of all the elements of the Empires of the Americas and the Holy Empire in Europe. Charles V gave Iberian and Germanic people to the Americas, as the Goths and Romans did to the Mother Peninsula, and sew the continuity of the Continent forever together in blood. Thank you for this video!

[@willmanning8084]

This is why I love your channel, I have absolutely no idea the Germans had a colony in South America. This is wild

[@P4hs]

The typically British Anti-Spanish animosity is noticeable.

[@maxpulido4268]

@@fyanle1382 you got ears?

[@fernandorosales3884]

@@fyanle1382 It goes both ways. Spaniards still hate the British

[@zamirroa]

As always my friend, they write history and won't change what they wrote in the past, by the way those books they wrote now are used as sources for the books are being written today and for videos like theses. Sadly Spanish if one of those countries whose history is plagued of black legend.

[@maxpulido4268]

@@fernandorosales3884 that's only cuz Spaniards are from earth

[@hohenstaufen2345]

I just realised that two people from my hometown founded Venezuela. That is cool as hell. Also Einstein and Rommel were born here. And the City was the capitol of the HRE under its greatest Dynasty. And to this day our City has the highest Churchtower in the World. Our City is a huge historical Underdog

[@EloiFL]

If you continue this series I recommend you do an episode on Los Marañones, Lope de Aguirre, and their crazy search for El Dorado. The story even includes some crazy correspondance between Aguirre and Philip II of Spain where the explorer insults the king.

[@darrynmurphy2038]

Who can forget the great, mad German Conquistador Klaus Kinski?

[@prateekchachra9758]

As a gaming fan, this video reminds me of Uncharted: Drake's fortune. The game is a must play for anyone interested in the story. The interesting part is the game was actually based on the real story and there was even a German boat in the game

[@AB-fr2ei]

Also Golden Abyss

[@musicAle77]

Yess

[@sanher20]

Thank you very much from Colombia for this video. As a side note there's a neighborhood in Bogota called Nicolás de Federman and Bogota's airport is called El Dorado airport.

[@Bejunckt]

One of my favorite K&G’s videos on the Americas !

[@Michael-wn4jj]

Very well presented that less teached periode of Latin America! Werner Herzog made a movie in 1972 giving an imagination of those conquistadores driven by greed and madness, 'Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes'.

[@konradvonschnitzeldorf6506]

Yeah, great movie that one. Puts into perspective how scary a big uncharted jungle can be.

[@michaelporzio7384]

Nobody played crazy better than Klaus Kinski! Although he may not have always been playing...

[@LeoWarrior14]

I don't remember this part of the Age of Empires 3 campaign

[@Akaki1999]

Great video, I love stories like this, Idea of people going on uncharted lands always sounds very interesting and "adventurous" but maybe it seems like that from the comfort of home while for them it was brutal and tiring. still always amazed by this type of stories, makes me want to go for hiking, on a bike trip or something like that lol

[@beno1129]

Same here, I'm fascinated by the idea of going an on adventure to discover new places and feel that today's modern age is boring by comparison. Yet these brave men encountered terrible hardships and also committed brutal atrocities, so it's not exactly a casual camping trip. Still I wish there were still places and people left to discover, the world has few mysteries left except perhaps under the oceans.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I've never heard of these conquistadores before. So this video was a new take on them in my eyes. Most people would never have known about them. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@awesomehpt8938]

Didn’t Miguel and Tulio find El Dorado?

[@GrandeSalvatore96]

Tulio, and Miguel! Great and powerful gods!

[@alexandrosproko9589]

Nathan Drake found it... Or am I wrong?

[@colombiananarchy]

I’m from Bogotá, there are schools and streets named after Federmann but I just found out who he was haha thanks K&G.

[@WizardsandWarriors]

This is my favorite channel on Citadel!

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

I am pritty sure that Miguel and Tulio were from Spain. ;)

[@randomita9365]

I'm Venezuelan and I always thought the "little venice" name came from Spaniards... nice to know the real origin and more of the Latin America history

[@icantimagineagoodname4666]

But it was Americo Vespucci the one that named it, Germans kept the name, just translated it to their language

[@zamirroa]

Latinoamérica is a ugly term and so artificial, I would say iberoamerica since it includes any country from America that speaks any dialect and language from Iberia. Latín América term did not exit till the invasion of France to mexico.france created it for political purposes

[@icantimagineagoodname4666]

@@zamirroa so is Iberoamerica. In fact, the Spaniards refered to the continent as "the indies". The term America was adapted to create a distinct identity from Europeans and was used by Miranda and Bolivar in their independence ideas. So everything that has the sufix "america" was created for political purposes, so use the one you like

[@randomita9365]

@@zamirroa U mean Portuguese in Brazil.... none in Latin América speaks Catalán or vasco or gallego, thats only in Spain. Btw Portuguese comes from Gallego who also comes from Latin.

[@zamirroa]

@@randomita9365 but we speak castillian that is a Spanish language

[@In_Our_Timeline]

welser the 5th: there some money you will return it right charles: iam in diet but i can give you commercial privileges welser: you son of a bit*h iam in

[@quintenwhyte6660]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@steventhompson399]

I remember seeing a map when I was younger showing the area in Venezuela called something like "kleine venedig" which I read was something like "little venice" but it seemed strange they would call it that instead of little [something German]. I was really surprised to find out there were germans there back then, thanks for giving some background on how that happened in the video

[@theliato3809]

The odd movements and settlements of colonists and their interactions with natives is fascinating.

[@elee4869]

Very interesting that Venezuela was named by Germans. This channel is my favorite when it comes to learning about obscure historical knowledge.

[@rubencuadros7174]

The conquistador Alonso de Ojeda was the one who called the territory Venezuela, after Américo Vespucio, who was on the Ojeda expedition, said that the stilt houses built by the indigenous people of the area reminded him of Venice.

[@alexanderwaite9403]

I never heard of German conquerors but it does make sense. The Hapsburg Empire did control both Spain and the Holy Toman Empire under Charles V. I remener a German instructor in Nuremberg in 1988 saying the Nuremberg was once the capital of the Americas. I thought he was full of crap until we went on a tour of Nuremberg Castle and yes it was once the capital of the HRE/Spanish Empores.

[@MrC-55]

Yes and dna testing is showing this in Mexico. I run a dna project for colonial families in western Mexico. We see Y dna that would reflect either Hapsburg/Netherlands/Frisian Admixture or a deeper admixture from Normans, Goths, Vikings, Suevi etc

[@KrlKngMrtssn]

Omg desperately trying to be a German, or what going on here? 😂 those admixtures are found in Northern Africa and in the Middle East. So what? Stop embarrassing yourself please. If you are not able to educate yourself on why you should be proud of your Hispanic heritage, at least don't invent another heritage of your convenience. EMBARRASSING

[@fieldmarshalgaig4856]

It feels like such a crime that a channel as amazing as this needs to advertise shit like rise of kingdoms, if this was put on tv it could make millions

[@In_Our_Timeline]

“Dear heart,” he murmured, “do not look on me with those dear, scared eyes of yours. If there is aught that puzzles you in what I said, try and trust me a little longer. Remember, I must save the Dauphin at all costs; mine honor is bound with his safety. What happens to me after that matters but little, yet I wish to live for your dear sake.” ― Emmuska Orczy,

[@josealbertovargaslaroche4639]

Great to see K&G covering the interesting and little known period of Welser Venezuela. There are some important inaccuracies in the video though. Venezuela was not named by the Welsers. 1. The “Little Venice” meaning of the word Venezuela is just a theory that, if true, was in any case an invention of Amerigo Vespucci. The name Venezuela most likely is of Indigenous origin. 2. Ambrosius Ehinger never fought a chieftain named Mara. Cacique Mara is just a legend without any historic ground. 3. Lake Maracaibo was not given its name by Ehinger to honor a non-existent chieftain (he supposedly called it “Lake of Our Lady”). The whole region surrounding the lake was already known as Maracaibo by its Natives. 4. The town that Ehinger founded on the northwest coast of Lake Maracaibo was named Maracaibo, not “New Nuremberg”. There’s no evidence whatsoever on Ehinger giving a German name to his town. The best narration we have of those times is the chronicle of Esteban Martin, a Spaniard that accompanied Ehinger in his second journey, the one where he met his end. In that chronicle, Martin calls the town Maracaibo, never using a German name.

[@goshlike76]

Spaniards in 1546: At last. Those Germans are gone forever from the Americas. Nazis in 1945: Well yes but no.

[@terry7907]

You skipped the millions of Germans who emigrated-primarily to the US- in between.

[@goshlike76]

@@terry7907 On purpose. History is made by facts, but memes are made by distorting those facts. Except when historical facts are a meme by themselves.

[@koderamerikaner5147]

I've had researched a bit about Klein-Venedig prior but this video really helps understand its history much better!

[@luislugo1289]

Wow, nunca imaginé ver un vídeo de Kings and Generals en español. Ojalá veamos más contenidos como su serie de la guerra del Pacífico en español también!

[@jjgf8412]

Sinceramente la voz suena pésima, la idea es buena pero hay que darle una vuelta.

[@zamirroa]

@@jjgf8412 la voz no es tan mala, solo que no se adapta al contenido. Si tuvieran una voz como el narrador de history ufff papa 100/10

[@jjgf8412]

@@zamirroa ese es el tema, le falta voz de narrador, no de loquendo

[@sanexpreso2944]

Si, también me sorprendió, y es sobre la Historia de mi país Colombia, este canal es genial

[@BoogeymanRex]

Conquista y crimen? Como podemos juzgar a gentes que vivieron en otra época y con otras circunstancias ? Quizás en un futuro nosotros también seremos criminales por comer carne (por ejemplo)

[@zamirroa]

A ellos les encanta usar esos escrúpulos pero desaparecen cuando hablamos de imperios como el inca, el romano, el persa, el macedonio, el francés.... Doble moral total.

[@BoogeymanRex]

@@zamirroa llega un punto en que cansa rebatir

[@sgonzo5572]

@@zamirroa Los incas detuvieron la esclavitud en 700ad. No son los mismo.

[@eliaspapanikolaou3563]

Is ,a video VERY accurate ,and very well made ,and extremely interesting on you tube with title " The Greek Conquistadors " for the Geeek mercenaries went to Italy and Spain after the fall of Byzantine empire and some of them went to new world in service of Spanish kings

[@eliaspapanikolaou3563]

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[@Elsenoromniano]

The lesser known conquistadors are a very interesting topic, though I hope one day they will reach one of the least known of them, the adelantado Rodrigo Díaz the Carreras and his ardeous journey from the coast of Mar the Plata, which some even speculate could have begun a year earlier than Columbus discovery, to his poorly documented dealings with the Inca emperors, and his greatest achievement, the founding of the city of Caracas. Regarding the last one, it should be noted that some disputed historical accounts and legal records suggest he may have just claimed the title of founder, while the actual founding of the city would have preceded him. Sadly, this claim may have stirred envies, which concluded with a trial and exhile on the island of Puerto Rico, where some historians speculate he may have married an African slave and retired on a small plantation, dying without the fame or glory corresponding to his exploits.

[@jimmyliendo8249]

I understood that reference!

[@Nix-pj3fn]

I was reading about hernan cortez one day when i found out germans were sent by the pope to the new continent in the 14th century and i thought wow thats a part of history i would love to know more about- the german history of venezuela and of course kings and generals got it covered. thanks awesome!

[@Artur_M.]

It's amazing that you are covering this topic, because a few days ago Jabzy made a video about it and a few days before that, so did an underappreciated little channel Ghost Countries. I know that such videos take time to make, so I'm pretty sure that it's a coincidence.

[@jfcomposition]

5:40 THANK you brother for reporting about my roots, i am related to Dr. Arnold Federmann who was related to NIKOLAUS FEDERMANN

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

Great documentary, thank you Kings and Generals Team.

[@camiloordonez4906]

Here in Bogotá there is Neighborhood named for the Spanish version of Nikolaus Federmann's name: Nicolás de Federman.

[@hhvictor2462]

"Aguirre, Wrath of God" is a very good mid 1970s flick. Go for the version where the director holds a dialogue with an interviewer while the movie plays.

[@denniscleary7580]

Two videos today?! One from wizards and the other from Kings… is it my birthday 🥳

[@KingsandGenerals]

We will do our best to have 3 on your birthday :-)

[@quintenwhyte6660]

Happy Birthday, dude!🎂🍻🎉🎊

[@shanebraaten9553]

Well.... Is it your Birthday? If it is, Happy Warrior Day 🤘🏻..

[@sanher20]

There's a minor error in the map. The location of Santa Marta shown in the video is the actual location of Cartagena. Santa Marta is located at the eastern side of the ciénaga.

[@davidk5954]

Showing Santa Marta right around the Magdalena river, that's the place of modern-day Barranquilla.

[@99999unknown]

I've always heard rumors when I was a kid abt them but couldn't never could find more info. Thx for revealing it, never would have imagined it had to do with the el Dorado myth.

[@sanexpreso2944]

El Dorado if it exists, a part of this treasure is in Bogotá, capital of Colombia, the other was looted by the conquerors

[@sangrenegravape9310]

excelente, esperamos más vídeos de la fascinante historia de esta parte del continente americano.

[@hdickmann1]

When i was 12 years old my grandfather gave a Book to me. Mit den Konquistadoren ins Goldland. Never again i heard of it at my university when i studied history.

[@josephdedrick9337]

There was also at least a few germans doing exploring/conquistador things in the river plata region.

[@EmisoraRadioPatio]

Next video: Scotland's colony in the Americas that cost its independence! France's colony in Texas and Sweden's Delaware would also be interesting.

[@jasonlee0290]

They missed one detail! Sir Francis Drake faked his death in search of El Dorado and died. Then Nathan Drake came along and discovered it turned people into zombies! 😁

[@theunfortunategeneral]

This really makes me wish for a Europa universalis game combined with Crusader kings charater mecanics.

[@johnb.rodriguez7558]

As a Colombian anthropologist, this video reminds me back of the university days as we had entire classes about this.

[@justinlabrosse8506]

This would make an amazing movie.

[@theawesomeman9821]

History can be interesting: German Conquitadors English Samurai Greek states in India Muslim Emirs of Spain Cherokee Brig. gen. of the American Union Army An Arab Prime Minister of China Black African Phaorahs Jewish Arab Doctors Muslim Chinese Admirel Black African Ruler of an Indian state

[@idontknowhatmynameshouldbe]

Great topic glad you made a video about it

[@icantimagineagoodname4666]

Never thought I would see Venezuelan history here, thank you ❤

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Thank you! (I had never heard of German explorers in South America before watching your video)

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Wow, I didn't know that there were German Conquistadors!!! We learn new things everyday!

[@republicempire446]

That made sense because in Warhammer where Empire of Man did had colonies on Lustria could be that reference.

[@dragooll2023]

@@republicempire446 what the fuck does all of that mean

[@republicempire446]

@@dragooll2023 Warhammer fantasy is a tabletop gaming. Empire of Man in Warhammer fantasy is Holy Roman Empire as they had launched expeditions to Lustria to find gold which Lizardmen are hostile to anyone who steals their golden tablets.

[@dragooll2023]

@@republicempire446 wtf

[@republicempire446]

@@dragooll2023 what?

[@sandyqbg]

Thanks!

[@MrYuso-tr5vi]

I hope you make video about a tribe called PINTADOS where our hero Lapu-lapu warrior of mactan who fight portoguese and spaniards and killed Ferdinand Magellan . Europe have vikings and Asia have Pintados (Visaya) and before spaniards came to Philippines There was a time in the history of the world when the Chinese trembled when they heard the word Pi-she-yeh (Visayas), referring to the country and people of the eponymous region in the Philippines. Whenever word reached them of an incoming attack from Pi-she-yeh, they immediately retreated. And they were right to be afraid. A Chinese government official named Chau Ju-Kua was the first to document the Visayans as “ferocious raiders of China’s Fukien coast” who were thought to come from the islands south of Taiwan. At first, the Chinese thought the raiders were barbarians from Taiwan, but wondered whether they could be foreigners because they looked different and spoke a different language. In the 12th century, ancient Filipinos had earned a status of notoriety as masters of the sea and expert raiders. Their appearance on any shore was an ominous sign of impending catastrophe: Balanghay ships from the Visayas would carry hordes of ancient tattooed warriors known as Pintados, who would ransack and pillage every house in sight . But why would the ancient Visayans resort to piracy when their own country was endowed with riches such as gold and silver? According to ancient Chinese records, they were only after one thing only China produced so well and in exquisite quality-iron. Anything that was made of iron was taken away: from armor to door knobs, and jars to chopsticks.

[@smllinaress]

I never expected you to make a video about my country (Venezuela) and neighbouring Colombia; this is such a nice surprise. Btw, there still is (kind of) a palpable German legacy in a particular location in Venezuela, though it doesn't really have anything to do with the Age of Conquest and Exploration, but with Venezuela's early Republican era: it's the Colonia Tovar, in Aragua.

[@T_bone]

@@TannerWilliam07 Arguments like these are hugely illogical. When in history would one stop going back to show "original civilization" and how would you justify war amongst similar ethnicities that led to territorial changes, slavery, genocide etc?

[@d4n4nable]

@@TannerWilliam07 Who's "us?" you look and sound European.

[@d4n4nable]

@@TannerWilliam07 Who's stopping you from existing and how?

[@smllinaress]

@@TannerWilliam07 Hmmm... Ok? IDK what does the US got to do with the video, nor with what I said; still, talking so passionately about that is SO American. I've got a Native background as well (Wayúu, from Western Venezuela), but we're not that activistic over here. Btw, why do you have to be just one thing? instead of both, Lakota AND American.

[@d4n4nable]

@@TannerWilliam07 Sounds pretty racist, but I approve. My folks want to be our own country too, but the damn government doesn't let us. So I feel ya, bro.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Quality outstanding as always

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thank you!

[@alyassuppaleridhil7892]

El Dorado was such an interesting place.

[@UnNoSeQue2]

I am venezuelan and never hear or were taught nothing like this in school. All we learned was that the spaniards were the only european people conquering the new world. I was always wondering why there were so many weird last name where I grown up in Falcon, Venezuela, my last name Wellmann, Weffers, Welser, and others were all from the first european german iving in my country. It was funny we are all brown people with such weird last names, why. Now I know. Thank you.

[@davea6314]

So, there may still be buried treasure according to this video at 8:45. A metal detector and shovel would come in handy for me, a pirate costume is optional to find this possible buried treasure.

[@vladimirpootis3200]

16:35 So i guess the real El Dorado is the friendship we make along the way?

[@mariaamparo9781]

España siempre ha sido un País con muy pocos habitantes,si con 6 millones conquistamos el mundo,que hubiera pasado si hubiéramos sido 30 millones,el Ibero es fuerte y duro para la guerra,pero como en el Cantar del Mio Cid,que buen vasallo de tener un buen Señor....esa ha sido nuestra desgracia como pueblo,los que nos mandaban,esos no lo hacían bien,pero el pueblo español es muy fuerte,Viva España.

[@derricklw]

Acordado. Y en las Américas, llevamos más de 400 años contando los vergonzosos sistemas de tierras, el poder de la Iglesia, el machismo, el sistema de encomiendas con la tierra y la esclavitud que continúa. ¿Por qué no pudieron quedarse los vikingos? Hubiéramos estado mucho mejor.

[@mariaamparo9781]

@@derricklw hubieran exterminado a los nativos,los españoles se mezclaron,solo hace falta darse una vuelta por Usa,los pocos que quedan están en reservas y en cambio vete a Latinoamérica,todos son mestizos.. la Ley de las Indias,leetela....

[@zamirroa]

@@derricklw las encomiendas fue unsistema ideado al modelo feudal que degeneró en lo que ya sabemos ya que nunca se cumplió los buenos tragos a los indios, por ello se abolieron. Deja tanto odio si sentido y aprecia la historia

[@zamirroa]

@@derricklw debes desconocer la historia. Yo no sé qué aspiras amigo, para la época el americsno ganaba más dinero y vivía mejor que cualquier habitante de otra colonia o de cualquier país de Europa. Entonces si todo lo anterior nos suficiente? A quien nos comparas? Quien estaba mejor? Si el mismo Humboldt decís que las ciudades americanas como la de Mexico no le envidiaba nada a París. Entonces la pregunta es, que es mejor, que lo era? Ah tú dices las miserias después de 1830? Bueno tú crees wue la guerras de independencia entres ustedes los mismos americanos fue con besitos? Ni siquiera se intervino con un ejército considerable en América, ustedes se mataron entre americanos prorepublica y americano procorona, por algo se dice que fuer una guerra civil. Usted no conoce las protoindustrias de América que le hacían competencia a las europeas de España? Como España.comprsbs ya materiales y obras msfsctursfas acá ? Como los nativos tenían la mayor producción de carne en los virreinatos? Como habían universidades donde ssitisn nativos y americanos sin distinción? Que teníamos u. Pueblo de esclavos libres con alguaciles negros? Nah hombre vamos les más que los mismos libros de siempre cuyas bibliografías son la misma mierda

[@derricklw]

tal vez mi declaración sobre los Vikings y cómo América Latina estaría mejor, necesita ser calificada y sería un largo post. es simplemente triste que las Américas fueron colonizadas por los cristianos españoles, que eran algunos de los fanáticos religiosos más atrasados, obsesionados con la "sangre limpia", y no tenían el mismo nivel de educación y visiones del mundo que los árabes, judíos, y musulmanes españoles. como mencioné, todavía estamos tratando de arreglar lo que un grupo de soldados sin educación comenzaron aquí. Ojalá hubiera venido la hermosa española de Al Andalusia, pero no, tenemos lo peor de la peor española que no ofreció más que guerra e inquisiciones. ¡Dios mio!

[@arturorey3782]

Excelent video Kings and Generals! A note about the Muisca conquest. They indeed acquired all of their gold from other tribes to their south. They did however have emerald mines, both in the Muzo and Somondoco regions! So emeralds were a substantial part of the loot acquired from their conquest by Quesada. Colombia remaims to these days one of the few places in the world were emeralds are mined. I was surprised to find a Colombian emerald that belonged to Kaiser Franz Stephan in the Austrian Museum of Natural History! The emerald was portrayed in a 1773 painting of the emperor, also kept at the museum. Goes to show how far these emeralds went since the Quesada conquest of the Muisca!

[@--Paws--]

I always knew Venezuela was associated to Venice, but I didn't realize it was a German out post.

[@Baryrex29]

I would like to see the story of Lope de Aguirre. He is a Spanish Conquistador, and he has been searching for El Dorado too.

[@mohid3649]

it feels illegal to be this early great video man

[@jonpate100]

!?Duetch Land & El Dorado?! !Now that's Intriguing! Great Job 👍🏽

[@JohnnyElRed]

They surely invested a lot and put a lot of effort on a search based only on word of mouth.

[@Alexq79-]

Or so the Germans would have us believe

[@loke6664]

Whenever someone mentions "gold" people tend to loose all senses even today. And considering how much gold Spain brought from the new world I could see why the Germans thought it was worth searching. Sure, turns out that El Dorado didn't exist and opening a peaceful trading house trading gold and silver with the plains people for salt, spices, food and manufactured goods would have been both safer and more profitable.

[@JawsOfHistory]

The search for "Der Goldmann" just doesn't have the same romanticism.

[@kayeka4123]

I feel like I've already read a lot of this in the Scrooge McDuck story "The Last Lord of Eldorado". Nice to learn more about it!

[@aaronsteven3366]

Great job I learned a lot. Thank you.

[@danielforeroc]

Proudly descendant of Muiscas! The civilization of El Dorado.

[@davidbalboa8704]

you should make a saga of Spanish conquerors in the Americas

[@joseemmanuelosegueracamare4044]

Españoles: Nunca esperé luchar a lado de un protestante alemán contra la Santa Sede Alemanes protestantes: Entonces a lado de un amigo Españoles: Si, un buen amigó

[@princeps8980]

I´m German, speak no spanish, but I understand your meme

[@kannoramirez2288]

Creo que tenían que ser Germanos católicos.

[@zamirroa]

They Catholic, no way someone could go there and being a protestan at the same time

[@rexchiliae]

They were catholics

[@frostyboi312]

This is the weirdest rewrite of the road to el dorado I have ever seen, but a good surprise non the less

[@Ivarevich]

People think the conquistadors were crazy to chase the myth of El Dorado, but Pizarro first learned about the "mythical land of Peru" from a child and it worked out very well for Pizarro

[@CFITOMAHAWK2]

Charles V used to say; I speak French to women, German to my horse, and Spanish to God. Yes, he was part German and spoke many languages.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G . 🐺

[@Weetnietmeer]

Very interesting! We hope to see more German Conquistadors and German Settlers in the Americas 👑👑👑👑🙏 Thanks You!!!

[@jordanpeirce9528]

To this day, only channel I have subscribed to.

[@loganmccoy4950]

Germans have been fierce warriors throughout history.

[@joeshmoe8345]

Great thanks for posting

[@RYD3R74]

Age of Empires 3 campaign The Circle was Germans and Spanish looking for the Lake of Moon and found it somewhere in Florida swamp