Dear Diary,

We have just landed on this new land. We first met with the first ambassador from the court of the Aztec empire Montezuma. The Aztec people seem to rule the capital city of Tenochtitlan, which was situated between several lakes. From the information we have gathered, I have come o the conclusion that the Aztecs are not the most popular rulers here. I have been to a couple of the other subject cities, and they seem very eager to support the Spanish people in order to get out from under Aztec rule. This pleases me very much, for with their support, my dreams of ruling this land may come true. Hopefully they will follow through on their word, and i can be successful in this new land, and I may be able to gather large sums of Gold.