“When the natives asked Cortés why the Spanish were so covetous of gold he replied: "I and my companions suffer from a sickness of the heart that can be cured only with gold.””
Quotes by Francisco López de Gómara
Francisco López de GómaraFrancisco López de Gómara was a Spanish historian and writer, best known for his work chronicling the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Born in 1511, he became a priest and later a historian, serving ...