Aguirre (other)
Aguirre may refer to: Media *'' Aguirre, the Wrath of God'', a 1972 film by Werner Herzog, loosely based on the career of Lope de Aguirre (1510–1561) * ''Aguirre'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to Herzog's film, composed and performed by Popol Vuh Places * Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico * Aguirre Department, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina * Aguirre, Venezuela, a village in Carabobo state, Venezuela People * Lope de Aguirre Other uses *Aguirre (surname) * BAP ''Aguirre'', several Peruvian Navy ships commissioned between 1951 and 2005 See also * Agirre Agirre is a Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Naroa Agirre (born 1979), Spanish pole vaulter * Josu Agirre (born 1981), Spanish cyclist * Jon Agirre (born 1997), Spanish cyclist See also *Aguirre (surname) Aguirre is a ...

Aguirre, The Wrath Of God
''Aguirre, the Wrath of God'' (; german: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes; ) is a 1972 West German epic historical drama film produced, written and directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars in the title role of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. The soundtrack was composed and performed by kosmische band Popol Vuh. Using a minimalist approach to story and dialogue, the film creates a vision of madness and folly, counterpointed by the lush but unforgiving Amazonian jungle. Although loosely based on what is known of the historical figure of Aguirre, Herzog acknowledged years after the film's release that its storyline is a work of fiction. Some of the people and situations may have been inspired by Gaspar de Carvajal's account of an earlier Amazonian expedition, although Carvajal was not on the historical voyage represented in the film. ''Aguirre'' was the fi ...
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Lope De Aguirre
Lope de Aguirre (; 8 November 1510 – 27 October 1561) was a Basque Spanish conquistador who was active in South America. Nicknamed ''El Loco'' ("the Madman"), he styled himself "Wrath of God, Prince of Freedom." Aguirre is best known for his final expedition down the Amazon river in search of the mythical golden Kingdom El Dorado and Omagua. In 1561, Aguirre led a mutiny against the expedition's commander, Pedro de Orsúa, and declared his intent to return to Peru and overthrow Spain's colonial government. He sent a letter that defied the Spanish monarch Philip II by renouncing his Spanish vassalage and declared war upon the Habsburg monarch. Aguirre's expedition ended with his death, and in the years since then he has been treated by historians as a symbol of cruelty and treachery in the early history of colonial Spanish America, and has become an antihero in literature, cinema and other arts. In Spain Aguirre was born around 1510 in the Araotz Valley (a valley and hamlet belo ...
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