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Pedro de Ursúa (1526–1561) was a Basque Spanish conquistador from Baztan (Kingdom of Navarre) in the 16th century. In Panama, Ursúa subdued a Cimarron (ex-slave) revolt by tricking Cimarron leader Bayano into coming unprepared to negotiate a truce, but then captured him and sent him back to King Philip II of Spain.〔(Sportfishing charters ) Page about fishing on Rio Chepo with a section on history of Ursúa and the Cimarrons.〕 Ursúa later searched the Amazon region for El Dorado 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.〔( Descendants of Juan de Ursua )〕 A fictional version of Ursúa and Aguirre's story is depicted in the Werner Herzog film, ''Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes'' and in the Carlos Saura film ''El Dorado''. The novel ''Ursúa'' by William Ospina has become one of the main references about Pedro de Ursúa. The book provides details about the life of Ursúa and makes a general account of the events happening in the New World during the mid 16th century. ==References== 〔 *(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 ) * (El Asesinato de Pedro de Ursua ) * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pedro de Ursúa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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