Luis de Torres

12th of October, 1492: Made landfall. I am not sure what language these natives are speaking, but it's definitely not Hebrew or Aramaic. Urdu, perhaps?

15th of October, 1492: It's Sukkot. Went to the jungle to build a little tent. Old habits die hard.

21st of October, 1942: I doubt that these are the Lost Tribes of Israel. Will keep mouth shut for now.

27th of October, 1492: All this "convert the heavens" nonsense is getting on my nerves. I know I'm supposed to be a good Catholic now, but puh-lease.

2nd of November, 1492: Rodrigo de Jerez and I are being sent inland. Columbus wants us to find the Great Khan. What a dope.

3rd of November, 1492: The natives are friendly. The women are welcoming.

7th of November, 1492: Rodrigo has spent the last four days inside the hut of the village elder. I tried to enter it, but it was filled with smoke. Started coughing and couldn't stop for hours. Decided to go back to the women.

10th of November, 1492: The village elder carried Rodrigo out of the hut. His teeth are an unhealthy shade of brown.

12th of November, 1492: Rodrigo came to this morning. He keeps telling me to try this "tobacco". I like my teeth bright yellow, thank you very much.

13th of November, 1492: Heading back to the coast. Hopefully Columbus hasn't sailed. Yet... I kinda like this island. The women are welcoming, after all. If only I could get used to all the smoking.

Luis de Torres, a marrano who took part in Columbus' first voyage, is said to be the first European to discover tobacco.