September 14, 1542

It was a long, rough and tiring journey but I made it to the end. I traveled all the way from Spain, to Florida and the southwestern cost. Now I’m in Mexico City but I am heaing back to Europe. Over the past few years, I have been writing a book and it just got published. This book was about my whole exploring experience. My book is titled La Relación, which means the report in Spanish. Hopefully my book will inspire others to take on the adventure I did. This whole book was written as a report just for Charles V.

April 22, 1537

I’m back in Spain. Thank God for my new ship, or else I never would able to make it here. My two comrades Alonso de Castillo and Andres Dorantes each had an engagement that prevented them each to accompany me. Castillo had to celebrate the marriage of him and he wife. While Dorantes had intentions on coming with me. However, later on changed his mind and ended up staying in Vera Cruz. I just bought three more new ships to carry on. They cost roughly about fourteen thousand ducados which is more than I could afford so much of it was borrowed from Pedro Dorantes.

May 7, 1536

We are settled in Buenos Aires right now. However, it doesn’t look like we will be here for much longer. The Natives have a bone to pick with us. Pedro de Mendoza (governer of settlement) had to head out here with us. While he is here, he had to appoint
Juan de Ayolas as lieutenant governor to take his place. Unfortunately enough, while heading out to fight the war that the Natives have declared against us, Pedro de Mendoza died on the Magdelena ship. I have been waiting here in the Azores for the Portuguese so that they can grant my new ship in replacement for the one that was destroyed in the hurricane.

April 12, 1528

So far this expedition has not been going as planned. As my crew departed from Cuba today, a hurricane hit, making the waters of the Atlantic roaring and out of control. It wrecked our ship, leaving us abandoned in the Southwest. Now we’re taking a break to recompose ourselves from this tragedy. Currently, we are on the coast of Florida. There are Natives here who are mistreating my companions. Most of people were are ill and died from starvation, diseases and from abuse from the Natives. They took advantage of my crew, enslaving them, when I still need them to continue on with my expedition. Just a few days ago I had all of my people and now I am left with four in the end. Myself, Dorantes, Castillo, and Esteban. We started walking so that we could get away from the Natives before they took advantage of the rest of us. It looks as if there is a long way ahead but we will do whatever it takes.

June 11, 1527

It Is a couple days into my voyage. Leading off with five different ships and over three hundred people. I have a lot of trust in Panfilo de Narvaez for he is the leader of this expedition and is older with years of experience. If he could conquer Cuba, I have faith in him to lead me through this. We just arrived in Hispaniola and will most likely be here for a while. From what I know of it, After staying in Hispaniola for a significant amount of time, we should be on our way to Cuba and Trinidad.

His Death-The Aftermath, and When it Happened

It is estimated that in 1556 Alvar Nunez died in Spain, and no one is sure how he was near the end of his life. After 1551 with his trial with the Council of Indies, he was soon forgotten, which led to the assumption that he retired from active service to the Spanish Crown. His peace with the Native Americans, however, did help in the future to preserve the Rio de Plata colony that he encountered on his voyage. His knowledge and his trek also helped him aid the Spaniard’s in their remake of the map of the American Southwest. Also, he helped them understand the scope of America.

1551-The Trial

It has been seven long, torturous years in my jail cell in Spain, and finally I have been brought to the Council of the Indies to attempt to clear my name. Unfortunately, in the long run I was found guilty of being a tyrant, and mismanagement to the Rio de la Plata colony I had encountered, and I was thereby banned from Africa. Thankfully, I had friends in high places, and King Charles still liked and believed I was not a tyrant, and that I did only try to help my colony, and other colonies, and eventually reversed the decision made by the Council of the Indies, and I was then appointed governor for the rest of my life.