VI. Welser (the younger). Carvajal was forced to pledge the Germans safe passage. In their journey to the coast, the adventurers took no precautions against attack, and were easily captured by Carvajal in April 1546, who, after keeping Hutten and Welser in chains for a time, had them beheaded. Eight years after Hutten's death, the Welsers' grant was taken from them, and German rule in Venezuela ceased. Works Hutten left some letters, and also a narrative of the earlier part (1535 to 1546) of his adventures. The manuscript was brought to Germany, and lay so long in a library that it became almost illegible. It was finally published in the first volume of a collection entitled Literary and Historical Magazine by Meusel (Bayreuth and Leipzig, 1785). It bears the title "News from the Indies from Junker Philipp Hutten" () and contains information on the events in which the author took part while giving graphic descriptions of the countries through which he passed. Family He was a relative of Ulrich von Hutten. Literary allusions In 1983, Venezuelan author Francisco Herrera-Luque (1927–1991) published the novel La Luna de Fausto (Faust's Moon) narrating the adventures of von Hutten (called Felipe de Utre in old Spanish accounts) in a journey from Europe to wild American territories in the 16th century, until beheaded by Juan de Carvajal over a power dispute. According to the legend, his death was prophesied by Dr. Faust himself, who foretold he was going to die under a "red moon". Notes References Von Hutten, Philipp Zeitung aus India Junkher Philipps von Hutten 1785. Chapman, Walker The Golden Dream: Seekers of El Dorado. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis 1967. Herrera Luque, Francisco La Luna de Fausto 1983. Richter, Erich Die Welser landen in Venezuela W. Goldmann 1938. Attribution German conquistadors 1505 births 1546 deaths German folklore German people executed abroad German expatriates in Spain 16th-century executions by Spain Faust History of Augsburg Executed German people People executed by Spain by decapitation People executed by New Spain Military personnel of the Holy Roman Empire