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Page 164
... meeting in his house of the best pilots and mathematicians to be found in Rome . Having made a detailed examination of my papers and charts in his presence , they came to the conclusion that all I had said was probable , and worthy to ...
... meeting in his house of the best pilots and mathematicians to be found in Rome . Having made a detailed examination of my papers and charts in his presence , they came to the conclusion that all I had said was probable , and worthy to ...
Page 219
... meeting was thus addressed : - " This meeting is convoked in order that each one may state in public the number of leagues he believes we are from the port of Callao , also the reason why we have not yet come to the island of Santa Cruz ...
... meeting was thus addressed : - " This meeting is convoked in order that each one may state in public the number of leagues he believes we are from the port of Callao , also the reason why we have not yet come to the island of Santa Cruz ...
Page 377
... meeting anything , for which cause we returned and went on board . There are very good spars for yards of large and small ships , and these so near the sea , as if they rose to heaven ready for use . 13th . Our General , seeing that the ...
... meeting anything , for which cause we returned and went on board . There are very good spars for yards of large and small ships , and these so near the sea , as if they rose to heaven ready for use . 13th . Our General , seeing that the ...
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 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