To learn more about the history of Chile—from the discovery of the Americas to the battle of Maipu—Papelucho decides to write the whole story himself. While he's doing this, he imagines and dreams that he is living it - travelling with Columbus, riding the white horse of Toqui Lautaro, and bathing in the Mapocho river with compatriots. Papelucho is overwhelmed by the courage and bravery of the indigenous people as they establish their independence. He sees these traits as part of his inheritance.