https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Orellana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Orellana "The name 'Amazon' is said to arise from a battle Franc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Orellana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Orellana "The name 'Amazon' is said to arise from a battle Francisco de Orellana fought with a tribe of Tapuyas. The women of the tribe fought alongside the men, as was the custom among the tribe. Orellana derived the name Amazonas from the mythical Amazons of Asia described by Herodotus (see The Histories [4.110-116]) and Diodorus in Greek legends"