Luna's Description of Pensacola Bay

Document Extracts regarding the Luna Settlement and Hurricane. Transcribed and translated by John E. Worth. Luna’s description of Pensacola Bay, August or September, 1559: “Seamen say that it is the best [bay] that there is in the Indies, and the site that has been taken in order to establish the town is no less, because it is a point of high land that overlooks the bay where the ships arrive to anchor. Of the land I have not discovered any secrets up to now. It seems to be healthy. It is a little sandy, on account of which I believe it will not produce much bread. There are pines and oaks and many other types of trees. Until now, there have only appeared on this bay some Indian fishermen.” “honbres de mar dizen qs el mejor q hay en yndias y el sitio q se a tomado para asentar el pueblo no es menos por qs una punta d trra alta que cae sobre la baia adonde las naos llegan a surgir d la trra no he savido secreto ninguno asta ahora paresce qs sana es algo arenisca por donde creo que no dara mucho pan ay pinales y encinas y otras muchas maneras de arboles asta ahora no a parecido en esta baia sino algunos yndos pescadores”