<P> El Dorado ( pronounced ( el doˈɾaðo ) , English : / ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ / ; Spanish for `` the golden one '' ) , originally El Hombre Dorado ( the golden man ) , or El Rey Dorado ( the golden king ) , was the term used by the Spanish Empire to describe a mythical tribal chief ( zipa ) of the Muisca native people of Colombia , who , as an initiation rite , covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita . The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time , as it went from being a man , to a city , to a kingdom , and then finally an empire . </P>
<P> El Dorado ( pronounced ( el doˈɾaðo ) , English : / ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ / ; Spanish for `` the golden one '' ) , originally El Hombre Dorado ( the golden man ) , or El Rey Dorado ( the golden king ) , was the term used by the Spanish Empire to describe a mythical tribal chief ( zipa ) of the Muisca native people of Colombia , who , as an initiation rite , covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita . The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time , as it went from being a man , to a city , to a kingdom , and then finally an empire . </P>
the legend of el dorado deals with what
the legend of el dorado deals with what
a mythical tribal chief ( zipa ) of the Muisca native people of Colombia , who , as an initiation rite , covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita
a mythical tribal chief ( zipa ) of the Muisca native people of Colombia , who , as an initiation rite , covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita