Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Discovery of Guiana. 1. Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?

(1 of 18) Why did Sir Walter Raleigh write his document about his search for El Dorado? Listen to Sir Walter Raleigh’s own words, in his eccentric account of his expedition into the interior of northern South America. It was rumoured that the legendary El Dorado was just waiting to be discovered, and conquered, in this area.