A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of MacquarieMelbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... Quiros was a Portuguese , born in the territory of Evoral about the year 1565 , but he spent most of his life in the service of Spain . He had sailed with Mendana as pilot major on the voyage of 1595. From his youth he seems to have ...
... Quiros was a Portuguese , born in the territory of Evoral about the year 1565 , but he spent most of his life in the service of Spain . He had sailed with Mendana as pilot major on the voyage of 1595. From his youth he seems to have ...
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... Quiros in the first flush of the excitement named Austrialia del Espiritu Santo - a name which , together with the errors in measuring longitude , created confusion for posterity when it plotted his voyage , and even seduced men of ...
... Quiros in the first flush of the excitement named Austrialia del Espiritu Santo - a name which , together with the errors in measuring longitude , created confusion for posterity when it plotted his voyage , and even seduced men of ...
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... Quiros . The men in high places in New Spain passed him by . In Madrid , where he went for finance and support , his enemies gratified their evil passions by vilifying him . One told the council that such low and men- dacious fellows ...
... Quiros . The men in high places in New Spain passed him by . In Madrid , where he went for finance and support , his enemies gratified their evil passions by vilifying him . One told the council that such low and men- dacious fellows ...
Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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