When Julio "El Capitan" Baltierra slew a pirate, he would raise his sword to the sky and proclaim "First, for my love Teresa, then for my country." When he fatally wounded the dread pirate Calavero, the hero made the same dedication. Calavero, with a glint in his eye, pronounced a curse with his dying breath, saying "So Teresa is your greatest treasure? As you see her, so shall the world."
When El Capitan returned home, he found that a mound of priceless gems lay on Teresa's side of their bed: her golden skin became coins, her green eyes sparkling emeralds, and her heart a brilliant diamond. Driven mad with grief, El Capitan left the Spanish Armada and sailed around the world for a cure, the whole time pursued by those who coveted his precious treasure. History records the last island he visited as La Corona del Mundo, the very island you find yourself in...