La Conquista, searching for a new road for Spain’s gold: the history of the rio Pilcomayo.

In the 16th century, the Spanish crown established the Latin American dependencies of its empire in Central America and the north of South America.However, the Spaniards had to face the problem of the conveyance of their treasures. The most direct sea route to Spain started from what is now Panama to then cross the Caribbean Sea and its swarm of islands teeming with pirates. So they set out to find an alternative route to prevent their possessions from enriching their enemies. They launched expeditions towards the Atlantic coast of the continent to the south of the Portuguese territories. It now remained for the conquistadors to reach Peru through unexplored territory.

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