Which treats of the first Christian town on the island of Boriquen or San Juan, and why it was moved to this place afterwards established.

       In the time when Juan Ponce governed the island15 of San Juan, the first Christian settlement on that island 15 was built on the north coast, and he called it Caparra. In this town he built a house with adobe walls, and with the passage of time another of stone, because in truth he was a man inclined to settle and build. But because of the unsuitability of its site, this town was unhealthful and uncomfortable, because it was between hills and swamps, and the water was like copperas, and children did not thrive there. Rather, when weaned, they became ill and turned the color of copperas, and went from bad to worse until they died, and all the Christians went about wan and infirm.
      The town was a league from the sea, and the intervening terrain was all swamp and made it very difficult to supply the village, which was founded or begun in 1509. And that community or town lasted approximately twelve years, until moved to its present location, which is a hamlet near the same bay on which the ships used to unload; but the place to which it moved and where it now stands is very healthful, although one must admit that such necessities as good water and firewood, and grass for horses and thatching are obtained with difficulty and considerable effort, since most of these items and others are supplied by sea in canoes and boats