Characters
IBNU ASWAD, a Moorish chieftain
JUAN PONCE DE LEON
PEDRO, his servant
MARIA DE CORDOVA
LUIS DE ALVAREDO
YUSEF, a Moorish minstrel
DIEGO MENENDEZ, a Franciscan
VICENTE DE CORDOVA, Maria's husband
ALONZO DE OVIEDO
MANUEL DE CASTILLO I--nobles
CRISTOVAL DE MENDOZA
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
A SOLDIER
FRIAR QUESADA, a Franciscan
BEATRIZ DE CORDOVA, daughter of Maria and Vicente
NANO, an Indian chief
A CHIEF OF THE INDIANS IN FLORIDA
A MEDICINE MAN
A FIGURE
A POET OF CATHAY
AN OLD INDIAN WOMAN OF THE BAHAMAS
A DOMINICAN MONK
FATHER SUPERIOR OF THE DOMINICANS IN CUBA
JUAN, nephew of Juan Ponce de Leon
Nobles, Monks, Soldiers, Sailors, Captive Indians of Porto Rico, Indians in Florida
Time: Late Fifteenth and early Sixteenth Centuries.