The genre brings history to life through characters, setting, and its depiction of events. This short story explores the relationship between Balboa and the Indians and the Spaniards.
Balboa is the kind of person who deserves respect, even from his enemies. Even in the toughest battle, he goes out of his way to minimize loss of life, treating every enemy as a human being first, and a foe second. Balboa is characterized as the polar opposite of his savage countrymen who end up executing him.
