“There is nothing that I should more fear, nor any kind of death that might threaten me, which would not be more supportable for me than to live without you and be separated by a great distance. I would rather die or be eaten by fish in the sea or devored on land by cannibals than to consume myself in perpetual mourning and unceasing sorrow awaiting not my husband but his letters.” LoveSpainLetterRenaissance Book:Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan Source: Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire from Columbus to Magellan