The man who spotted land was correct. We have hit the large island north of Cuba but we still have not found the Bimini islands. When we set sail again hopefully we will find the Bimini islands and the fountain of youth. We explored the island today for a very long time. I named this island Tierra la Florida, which means land of flowers because of the large beds of brightly colored flowers and in honor of Easter season. This is a beautiful and bountiful land that Spain will enjoy to colonize. I have written down the coordinates for future exploration, although I had to use a very old cross-staff to find the coordinates because the metal object that hit the foremast of the San Cristóbal turned out to be my only astrolabe. Also two men were working with the hogg truss when it snapped and knocked them over board. We fixed the rope but we never found the men.
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