Fray Bartolome de las Casas assured that "he had been involved in nearly a thousand duels to death and nobody could ever hurt him." Adventurous, charming and tough during his youth, Alonso de Ojeda embarks with Columbus on his second trip, and comes to become commander in chief of his troops. After returning to Spain, Queen Elizabeth receives from the task of traveling again to the newly discovered lands to determine if in fact this is a continent or just a small group of islands, such as continuing to Columbus. With the help of his good friend Juan de la Cosa, confirmed that indeed, this is a new continent, and during his tour of the northern coasts of South America, makes fascinating discoveries.