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Page 286
... weather would allow it , and if in the southern part where we were any islands should be found , we were to anchor there to build a launch and come to a new resolution , in order that God and His Majesty might be better served . In case ...
... weather would allow it , and if in the southern part where we were any islands should be found , we were to anchor there to build a launch and come to a new resolution , in order that God and His Majesty might be better served . In case ...
Page 363
... weather , we hove to , waiting for morning , and we had very bad weather all night . 22nd . Eighteenth Island - At dawn this island was distant about 2 leagues , and we ran along the E. and S. side , seeing that it was inhabited , for ...
... weather , we hove to , waiting for morning , and we had very bad weather all night . 22nd . Eighteenth Island - At dawn this island was distant about 2 leagues , and we ran along the E. and S. side , seeing that it was inhabited , for ...
Page 395
... weather continuing the same , with- out the other vessels joining company , and always with the topmasts struck ; and in this way we remained three days , until we found ourselves 9 leagues to leeward of the cape . 13th . The General ...
... weather continuing the same , with- out the other vessels joining company , and always with the topmasts struck ; and in this way we remained three days , until we found ourselves 9 leagues to leeward of the cape . 13th . The General ...
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