for each of them to get a little." One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?" Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number about five thousand. Jesus then took the loaves and when He had given thanks, He distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill, He told His disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost." So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with the fragments from thein 1493, he saw Christopher Columbus parading down the main street of his home city, Seville, with the treasures and natives that Columbus had brought back from the New World. Bartolome was thrilled, and so was his father Pedro, who immediately signed up to accompany Columbus on his next voyage. Five years later, Pedro returned home a wealthy man, bringing with him a special gift for his son: a native slave boy. The two boys became fast friends, and Bartolome learned a valuable lesson: that slaves are just as human as their masters.

Some years later, Bartolome himself traveled to the island of Hispaniola, where he became the first priest to celebrate his ordination in the New World. Bartolome found the natives on the island to be a friendly