Show some warlike females who fought own battles many married men suspect the truth of the legend of the amazons a race of warlike women who once overran europe ventured as far as andla and africa and founded colonies la asia minor fairly authentic history ra cords that in 1540 on explorer fran cesco de orellana making his way from pern to the atlantic through the brazils was told of tribe of warrior women who lived apart from the men he proceeded on his journey and approached pro ached the neighborhood at the junction of the madera and maranon rivers and suddenly found himself opposed by a group of warlike women who were gathered on the banks and were leading the men in what might have been a battle had the explorer given them any excuse tor fi being convinced that he had fallen on the renowned amazons orellana cross examined some of the natives who confirmed bis belief fhe women appeared to be very tall robust fair of complexion with long hair twisted over their heads anal skins of wild beasts wound around their loins they carried bows and arrows with which they succeeded in killing many of the explorers party it Is said to have been for these fair but ferocious enemies that orellana named the river amazon |