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Page 219
... distance of Santa Cruz from Lima is 1,850 leagues . " When the Captain had said this , the Pilots showed their ... distances , or that Santa Cruz may be further from Lima than is shown in the charts ; and other explanations which at ...
... distance of Santa Cruz from Lima is 1,850 leagues . " When the Captain had said this , the Pilots showed their ... distances , or that Santa Cruz may be further from Lima than is shown in the charts ; and other explanations which at ...
Page 287
... distance so short . With the wind S. and S.W. we continued to navigate until the 8th of July . On that day we saw an island , about 6 leagues in circumference . As until now we had not met with any island or rock whatever to impede our ...
... distance so short . With the wind S. and S.W. we continued to navigate until the 8th of July . On that day we saw an island , about 6 leagues in circumference . As until now we had not met with any island or rock whatever to impede our ...
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... distance , for when we saw signs of land we were distant 80 or 90 leagues , and that is the distance from that coast that seals are accustomed to go , September . 20th . I took the sun in 35 ° 30 ′ N. Course E.S.E. 21st . I took the sun ...
... distance , for when we saw signs of land we were distant 80 or 90 leagues , and that is the distance from that coast that seals are accustomed to go , September . 20th . I took the sun in 35 ° 30 ′ N. Course E.S.E. 21st . I took the sun ...
Contents
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 Mendaña 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 Fuentidueña 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