And I say that Your Highnesses ought not to consent that any foreigner does business or sets foot here, except Christian Catholics, since this was the end and the beginning of the enterprise, that it should be for the enhancement and glory of the Christian religion, nor should anyone who is not a good Christian come to these parts.

With gold a man can do anything. It even sends souls to paradise.

Their houses are all built in the shape of tents, with very high chimneys.

Tomorrow morning before we depart, I intend to land and see what can be found in the neighborhood.

The crew of the caravel "Nina" also saw signs of land, and a small branch covered with berries. Everyone breathed afresh and rejoiced at these signs.

Gold is the most precious of all commodities; gold constitutes treasure, and he who possesses it has all he needs in the world, as also the means of rescuing souls from purgatory, and restoring them to the enjoyment of paradise.

Thus the eternal God, our Lord, gives victory to those who follow His way over apparent impossibilities.