The Copper Shield (English Edition)

A 1779 journey of discovery takes Captain Tristan Cárdenes, twenty-one soldiers, a friar, and eight horses, to the west coast of Canada. Their purpose; travel inland for forty days and determine occupation of indigenous peoples, their numbers, strengths and wealth, and claim the land for Spain. A shipwreck leaves Cárdenes, three men, and three horses stranded. Now they must find a way back home to Mazatlan, New Spain. Tristan salvages his copper shield, which becomes their saving grace.