The ship was sailing to Santo Domingo from Darién to inform the colonial authorities there of ongoing conflict between conquistadors Diego de Nicuesa and Vasco Nuñez de Balboa in Darién.
O navio navegava rumo a Santo Domingo, vindo de Darién, para informar as autoridades coloniais aí presentes sobre o conflito que decorria entre os conquistadores Diego de Nicuesa e Vasco Nuñez de Balboa em Darién.