hood, he had not taken to converting the natives but had instead been converted himself.
We continued our voyage, encountering some resistance from the Indians, who fought valiantly but were finally no match for our superiority of weapons, knowledge of warfare, and caution in advancing. Our horses also amazed them; the Captain General remarked, "It seems to me that the Indians are terrified at the horses and may think that they and the cannon alone make war on them." We enlisted two of the Indian prisoners to talk to the Caciques and their chiefs, ensuring them that we wished to make peace, which we succeeded in securing. They gave us many pre
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