Gulliver is not able to respond to pedro de mendez's because

The choices can be found elsewhere and as follows:

de Mendez has been an old enemy
de Mendez quarantines Gulliver from the sailors

I believe the answer is the first one. Gulliver is not able to respond to pedro de mendez's help because de Mendez has been an old enemy.

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