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Updated: January 4, 2026

It was the sacred thirst of gold that carried Ovieda, Nicuessa, and Vasco Nugnes de Balboa, to the Isthmus of Darien; that carried Cortes to Mexico, Almagro and Pizarro to Chili and Peru.

Adam Smith - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations