FOR THE SAKE OF A COUNTRY WITHIN REACH OF THE CHILDREN.
The first Spaniards who came to the New World were dazed by the bird song, made dizzy by the purity of the fragrances, and in just a few years had caused the extinction of an exquisite species of mute dog raised by the Indians for food. Many of them, and others who would arrive later, were common criminals whose freedom was conditional; this was their only reason for staying. In a very short time the natives would have even less reason for wanting them to stay.