The original account of this story is included in the report that the Augustinian Fray Jerónimo de Santisteban, travelling with the Villalobos' expedition, wrote for the Viceroy of New Spain, while in Kochi during the voyage home.
O relato orixinal desta historia inclúese no informe que o agostiño Frei Jerónimo de Santisteban, que viaxa coa expedición de Villalobos, escribiu para o vicerrei de Nova España, mentres estaba en Kochi durante a viaxe de regreso.