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... east side , but the entrance is very open . The bay is formed by an island to the westward , which is very fertile and well peopled , both on the shore and inland . We called it our garden , " Huerta . " " Huerta . " It is separated ...
... east side , but the entrance is very open . The bay is formed by an island to the westward , which is very fertile and well peopled , both on the shore and inland . We called it our garden , " Huerta . " " Huerta . " It is separated ...
Page 182
... east , where it remained for many days , blowing gently . It seems that the lofty cordillera of Peru , running north and south , impedes the wind from blowing east until a good offing is gained , when it is the ordinary wind . The ...
... east , where it remained for many days , blowing gently . It seems that the lofty cordillera of Peru , running north and south , impedes the wind from blowing east until a good offing is gained , when it is the ordinary wind . The ...
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... east and west . Along its beaches there are many palm groves , villages with few houses , and a quantity of canoes . It is distant from Lima 1,6502 leagues . On the east side there are three pointed rocks , which are only bare when the ...
... east and west . Along its beaches there are many palm groves , villages with few houses , and a quantity of canoes . It is distant from Lima 1,6502 leagues . On the east side there are three pointed rocks , which are only bare when the ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
VOLUME I | xxxiii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
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25 leagues Acapulco Adelantado Admiral Almiranta Alvaro de MendaƱa anchored Antonio de Morga arms arquebuses arrived arrows asked beach boat Callao Camp Master canoes Capitana Captain Pedro Fernandez Chief Pilot coast cocoa-nuts colour corps de garde course desire discovered discovery distance Don Lorenzo embarked Espiritu Santo fathoms Fernandez de Quiros fired fleet fruit FuentidueƱa galeot gave give given Governess Guinea Holy inhabited island of Santa Juan killed King land latitude launch leave Lima Lord Luis de Velasco Luis Vaez Majesty Malope Manilla natives navigation night ordered palm passed Peru pigs plantains port presently reefs replied rocks royal sail sailors Santa Cruz seen sent ship shore showed side sight signs soldiers Solomon Islands Spain Spaniards Taumaco things told took the sun trees Vaez de Torres Vicar Viceroy village voyage wind wood