", black in color... of his own free will, became a Christian in Lisbon, was in Castile for seven years, and crossed to Santo Domingo [for seven years]... From there he visited other islands then went to San Juan de Puerto Rico... [for] much time, [then]...came to . He was present at the taking of this city of Mexico and... other conquests, and later to the island with the marquis. He was the first to plant and harvest wheat in this land... and brought many vegetable seeds to New Spain."
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(late 1540s) A short dictated Resume of his services to the crown, as translated by , A Black Conquistador in Mexico, Hispanic American Historical Review (1978) 58(3) pp. 451-459, referencing Icaza, Diccionario, no. 169. Epistolario de Nueva España, 1505-1818, recopilado por Francisco del Paso y Troncoso, 16 vols. (México, 1939-1942), Vol. 8-9. ...cf. Millares Carlo and Mantecón, Indice, II, no. 2647.
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