From La Guaira we returned to Nueva Valencia, where we met several French émigrés, the only ones we saw in five years in the Spanish colonies. In spite of the blood links between the Spanish and French royal families, not even French priests could find refuge in this part of the New World, where man finds it so easy to find food and shelter. Beyond the Atlantic Ocean, only the United States of America offers asylum to those in need. A government that is strong because it is free, and confident because it is just, has nothing to fear in granting refuge to exiles.