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Page 204
... leagues this side . Since he did not see the fort he made sail and passed by Santa Elena in the night . He put off pinnaces to locate the entrance to the port and fired artillery , to see if the fort would reply . Gutierre de Miranda ...
... leagues this side . Since he did not see the fort he made sail and passed by Santa Elena in the night . He put off pinnaces to locate the entrance to the port and fired artillery , to see if the fort would reply . Gutierre de Miranda ...
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... league from Arrecibo and saw these ships along the coast . A boat came to land to get water and in it were eleven ... leagues east of this port , and once made ready they would without doubt fall upon us . In token that he had been my ...
... league from Arrecibo and saw these ships along the coast . A boat came to land to get water and in it were eleven ... leagues east of this port , and once made ready they would without doubt fall upon us . In token that he had been my ...
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Hakluyt Society. about 80 leagues to Cape San Juan ; from there the coast runs north and south twelve leagues to where this settlement is on an island1 close to the main . The island can be crossed on foot . The island was inhabited by ...
Hakluyt Society. about 80 leagues to Cape San Juan ; from there the coast runs north and south twelve leagues to where this settlement is on an island1 close to the main . The island can be crossed on foot . The island was inhabited by ...
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INTRODUCTION | xvii |
April 6 1585 | 8 |
Licentiate Aliaga to the Crown Xagua January 13 1586 | 16 |
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