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Page 55
... port side . This district is at war with the people of Feday , which is the place where we were anchored when they killed our people . On the 18th of June we went out of this port , continuing our voyage to search for the island of ...
... port side . This district is at war with the people of Feday , which is the place where we were anchored when they killed our people . On the 18th of June we went out of this port , continuing our voyage to search for the island of ...
Page 78
... port of Acapulco is in 17 degrees . It is the nearest port to the City of Mexico , from which it is distant not more than 70 leagues . Pursuing our route along the coast , wishing to have news of Peru , we made for the port of Guatulco ...
... port of Acapulco is in 17 degrees . It is the nearest port to the City of Mexico , from which it is distant not more than 70 leagues . Pursuing our route along the coast , wishing to have news of Peru , we made for the port of Guatulco ...
Page 165
... port , because they would be very late , and the change of wind might bring bad weather , and prevent our reaching the coast of the island ; and that the most prudent course would be to put into land with the ships and find a port . So ...
... port , because they would be very late , and the change of wind might bring bad weather , and prevent our reaching the coast of the island ; and that the most prudent course would be to put into land with the ships and find a port . So ...
Contents
PAGE | vii |
The Gela Florida Islands | xxx |
The Islands of Savo Solomon and Sesarga Spain | lxxxvi |
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