 He had demonstrated to the satisfaction of his backers that gold and spices would be found as a result of his Atlantic crossing; since he himself found little of these commodities, the search on the American mainland continued.In 1541, Gonzalo Pizarro led an expedition east of Quito with Francisco de Orellana in search of "The country of cinnamon" ("País de la Canela").The reason why they took this route was not explained in early narratives (at that time the existence of La Canela was still taken as fact, so no explanation seemed necessary).