Works, Volume 28Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 43
... strait , and at the end of four or five days Martin de Valencia , with the ship San Gabriel , was out of sight . The other five vessels were still together . On reaching the entrance to the river of Santa Cruz , the Captain Juan ...
... strait , and at the end of four or five days Martin de Valencia , with the ship San Gabriel , was out of sight . The other five vessels were still together . On reaching the entrance to the river of Santa Cruz , the Captain Juan ...
Page 93
... strait , and passed through it in nine hours . As I have already said , this strait has a width of nearly a league , and is three leagues in length . From the first to the second strait is W.S.W. , the mouth of the one to that of the ...
... strait , and passed through it in nine hours . As I have already said , this strait has a width of nearly a league , and is three leagues in length . From the first to the second strait is W.S.W. , the mouth of the one to that of the ...
Page 250
... strait . At the entrance there was a strong outward current . The westerly wind took us in , giving thanks to God for having shown us so many and such singular mercies . We anchored late in the afternoon , though it was still daylight ...
... strait . At the entrance there was a strong outward current . The westerly wind took us in , giving thanks to God for having shown us so many and such singular mercies . We anchored late in the afternoon , though it was still daylight ...
Contents
Narrative of the Loaysa Expedition by Captain Andres | 39 |
Narrative of the voyage of the pinnace Santiago | 102 |
Narrative of the voyage of Alvarez de Sayavedra | 109 |
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15 leagues 30 leagues Adelantado altitude was taken anchored Andres de Urdaneta arrived Bartolomè boat Cape Horn Cape of San Cape of Virgins Cape San Ildefonso Cape St Vincent capitana captured caravels channel coast command Coruña course N.E. course S.W. crew dead reckoning declination despatch Don Diego Brochero Don Luis Faxardo Dutch east fathoms Fernando Ferrol flag-ship fleet Friday Galicia galleons Garcia de Nodal gave Gilolo Gonzalo de Nodal Governor island Jorge de Meneses king land latitude leagues by dead Lisbon Loaysa Majesty Maluco Mayor of Castile Monday natives navigator night October passed Pedro pilot pirates Pontevedra port Portuguese returned river sail sailors Santa Saturday Sebastian del Cano sent shore side sight soundings Spain Spaniards steered Strait of Magellan Sunday Thursday Tidore Tierra del Fuego took the altitude took the sun Torre Tuesday vessel voyage weather Wednesday wind N.E. wind S.W.