"We came here to serve God and the king, and also to get rich."

"This city is the greatest and the finest ever seen in this country or anywhere in the Indies... We can assure your Majesty that it is so beautiful and has such fine buildings that it would be remarkab…"

"Santiago! Santiago!"

"Their women are fair, but their men are weak."

"Do not take it as an insult that you have been defeated and taken prisoner… I have conquered greater kingdoms than yours, and have defeated other more powerful lords than you, imposing upon them the d…"