:09:07
By the last day of the year,
we were exhausted.
:09:11
We camped near the river.
:09:19
It can't go on like this, men.
:09:23
The rations are almost finished.
:09:28
The terrain is so difficult,
we're almost at a standstill.
:09:35
We cannot hope to reach a
populated area for some time.
:09:42
In view of the situation we're in...
:09:47
...I have changed my plans...
:09:50
...as follows:
:09:54
Rafts will be built
and manned by forty men.
:10:01
These men will have the task...
:10:04
...to get food and information
about hostile Indians...
:10:10
...and the location of El Dorado.
:10:15
We have every reason to
believe that both are near...
:10:21
The expedition must return
within one week...
:10:25
...by water or by land.
:10:29
If it doesn't...
:10:32
...we have to assume it is lost...
:10:36
...and we have to march back
the same way...
:10:40
...in the hope of reaching an area
inhabited by Christians.
:10:46
We hope, of course,
that this will not happen...
:10:50
...as long as the Virgin Mary
is with us.
:10:55
After careful consideration,
I have decided...
:10:59
...to make Don Pedro de Ursua
commander of the expedition.