The territory of what is now Cácota was Cácotas
populated by Indians, of the family of chitareros. As its founding priest Rocheaux Enrique says: "That
seemed to him unwise to entrust conquistador Armendáriz his nephew, Don Pedro
de Ursua, a mission to find El Dorado, decided to put the command an expedition
should head north and appointed him as the experienced field master Ortun
Velázquez de Velasco . Together adventure he undertook the command of an
expedition with 140 men. then able to circumvent many difficulties committing
to the chieftainship of
