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... trees on which they grow have few leaves , and those they have are large . There is another kind of very good nuts , which grow in very large and long bunches on small trees with round leaves , and each one , with its rind , will be of ...
... trees on which they grow have few leaves , and those they have are large . There is another kind of very good nuts , which grow in very large and long bunches on small trees with round leaves , and each one , with its rind , will be of ...
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... trees are straight and their branches unbroken , it was judged that there are no great storms . The port was named " Vera Cruz , " because we anchored there on that day . In the whole bay we did not see a bank , rock , or reef ; but it ...
... trees are straight and their branches unbroken , it was judged that there are no great storms . The port was named " Vera Cruz , " because we anchored there on that day . In the whole bay we did not see a bank , rock , or reef ; but it ...
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... trees thorny , while many of the wild trees yielded good fruit . It is also to be noted that we did not see snow on the mountains , nor were there any mos- quitos or ants in the land , which are very harmful , both in houses and fields ...
... trees thorny , while many of the wild trees yielded good fruit . It is also to be noted that we did not see snow on the mountains , nor were there any mos- quitos or ants in the land , which are very harmful , both in houses and fields ...
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