Francisco+Vasquez+de+Coronado-ClairyBerry

Dear Log, We have been sailing for days. I am not sure Antonio (de Mendoza) knows where he is going. Of course, if we hit land, I shall take it back. Many crew members have been killed of smallpox and sometimes hunger. I am trying to keep myself healthy, although on sea you can never be sure. We have no contact with the King or Queen right now, but you'd think that the Viceroy of Spain would know how to signal a ship when one is in sight. Antonio never was very smart and I don't think he ever will be anything //close// to smart. I wonder why //I// am not Viceroy. My parent's //are// friends of the King and Queen, and //I// was able to get a promotion, although it //was// with Antonio...Well, I won't tell mother and father that or else they would go hoarse of embarrasment. Just think, them losing a son because he is jealous, only then to find out he was practically lying to make them sorry! Oh, the things they'll believe, the things they'll believe...

Sincerely,

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado