“We had been sailing for just a few leagues and still felt the excitement of our long-awaited departure. Once we had checked that everything on board was in order, Admiral Columbus approached me and said: ‘My dear Blas, save this moment in your memory as if it were a treasure, for we are about to embark on an experience that will prove very important to mankind.’”
The protagonist of this book couldn’t begin to imagine the adventures that would await him once he lost sight of the walls of La "Rábida Monastery" in Huelva, Spain. He could never have envisioned the tribulations and grief he would endure on this historic voyage, nor could he imagine the lifelong friendships he would make.
This adventure novel examines friendship, courage, and determination against the historical backdrop of the discovery of America from a moving and personal perspective.
