Pedro de Ursúa
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Pedro de Ursúa (1526–1561) was a Spanish conquistador in the 16th century. In Panama, Ursúa subdued a Cimarron (ex-slave) revolt by tricking Cimarron leader Bayano into coming unprepared to a negotiate a truce - and then capturing him and sending him back to King Philip II of Spain.[1] Ursúa also searched the Amazon region for El Dorado and the Omaguas with Lope de Aguirre. Aguirre, commonly portrayed as a monomaniac, assassinated Ursúa - perhaps because Ursúa wouldn't let him take his mistress on the expedition, perhaps merely as a ploy for power.[2]
A fictional version of Ursúa and Aguirre's story is depicted in the Werner Herzog film, Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes.
[edit] References
- ^ Sportfishing charters Page about fishing on Rio Chepo with a section on history of Ursúa and the Cimarrons.
- ^ Descendants of Juan de Ursua
- Translation of Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Basque Country article on Lope de Aguirre - contains large segment on Ursúa's Dorado expedition
- Pedro de Ursua at Artehistora.com (Spanish)
- El Asesinato de Pedro de Ursua (Spanish)
- Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes at the Internet Movie Database
