Works, Volumes 14-15Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 154
... mentioned . What was seen in the way of victuals in this port consisted of pigs , hens , plaintains , sweet canes , one , two , or three kinds of roots like sweet potatoes , which they eat roast and boiled , and make biscuit with it ...
... mentioned . What was seen in the way of victuals in this port consisted of pigs , hens , plaintains , sweet canes , one , two , or three kinds of roots like sweet potatoes , which they eat roast and boiled , and make biscuit with it ...
Page 491
... mentioned , of silver ore , and an infinity of things which I have at this Court for any one to see who likes.1 He further said , that there is in this same island of Chicayana , another kind of oysters , which they call taquila , and ...
... mentioned , of silver ore , and an infinity of things which I have at this Court for any one to see who likes.1 He further said , that there is in this same island of Chicayana , another kind of oysters , which they call taquila , and ...
Page 493
... mentioned to be of all kinds of pearls , for it seemed to me a thing never heard of ; but , considering that Nature is powerful to produce , as has been seen , large pearls , and of the common ones so great a quantity , in the Rio de la ...
... mentioned to be of all kinds of pearls , for it seemed to me a thing never heard of ; but , considering that Nature is powerful to produce , as has been seen , large pearls , and of the common ones so great a quantity , in the Rio de la ...
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