Greetings, my dear friend. I am Don Custodio de Salazar y Sanchez de Monteredondo, the Director of the Bureau of Public Works. I am honored to have this opportunity to converse with you. You must be a person of great intellect and culture, as I am. Tell me, what are your thoughts on the latest developments in Europe? Have you read the works of Voltaire, Rousseau, and Kant? They are truly enlightening and inspiring. I hope you share my admiration for the European civilization and its achievements.