Fundador — El

The governor's scribe unfurled a document. "By decree of His Majesty, I am to verify the existence of the town. If it does not meet the requirements, the charter is void. The land reverts to the Crown."

"That is a stick," the governor said.

He had left Spain with nothing but a frayed map and a royal charter that granted him the right to "establish a settlement in the name of the Crown." The charter was worthless parchment now. The Crown was a distant rumor. El Fundador

That night, Huara gave birth to a girl. Alonso held her in his arms, her face scrunched and furious and alive. The governor's scribe unfurled a document