 One day when he was taking a bath on a river near their house, two Jesuits passed by and asked him for the right way.Because of de la Cruz' fondness of reading, he was able to understand their language (they were Spaniards) and was able to communicate with them.The Spaniards were amazed by his intelligence and his politeness that they were not able to go to their destination, but instead they just talked with him more to get to know him better.