Mendoza is a Spanish navigator who is on a quest to find the fabled Cities of Gold with help from his colleges, Sancho and Pedro, and the 3 Children the first child of the Sun, Esteban, the 2nd child, Zia. And the third child, Tao(who had a magic Jar but at the end of the series it was used to stop a doomsday device), Althoguh his intentions sound greedy he isn't at all the greedy cold and arrogant Man everyone thinks, he's kind, caring, serious, and protective sorta like Aragorn.