Our country in story . from her trade with the East. Ihave been in the Indies for many years and know whatgreat wealth can be gotten by buying spices from thenatives of the Moluccas, orSpice Islands. I am well aware of allthis, Magellan, but Spaincannot expect to enter upona trade over a route and inlands that are claimed byPortugal. You are mistaken, nobleKing, said Magellan. Seethis globe made by thelearned men of my , west of the Cape VerdeIslands, is the Line of De-marcation, fixed by PopeAlexander VI. This line ex-tends from the north pole to the south pole. As you wellknow, a
Our country in story . from her trade with the East. Ihave been in the Indies for many years and know whatgreat wealth can be gotten by buying spices from thenatives of the Moluccas, orSpice Islands. I am well aware of allthis, Magellan, but Spaincannot expect to enter upona trade over a route and inlands that are claimed byPortugal. You are mistaken, nobleKing, said Magellan. Seethis globe made by thelearned men of my , west of the Cape VerdeIslands, is the Line of De-marcation, fixed by PopeAlexander VI. This line ex-tends from the north pole to the south pole. As you wellknow, all the newly-discovered lands in the hemisphereeast of this line are Portuguese possessions and all thenewly-found lands in the half-world west of this line areSpanish possessions. You will note that the Spice Islandslie within the Spanish half of the world. Now my plan isthis: If you will give me ships and men, I will find youa route to the Spice Islands which will not interfere withthe route now followed by FERDINAND MAGELLAN 62 OUR COUNTRY IN STORY My grand-parents, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella,thought that the voyage of Columbus had found for Spainthis westward route to the Spice Islands. Yes, I know, but Columbus did not go far enough shall finish what he began. I believe that the Americancontinent extends south somewhat like Africa. Hence, Iwill follow its coast southward until I can sail around a capelike that of Good Hope into the South Sea, discovered byBalboa. In that sea must lie the Moluccas, or SpiceIslands. And to prove that I have opened the way to theMoluccas, I shall bring back such loads of cloves andginger and pepper and nutmeg and camphor and opium asnever yet entered any Spanish port. According to Magellans globe the Moluccas did lie in theSpanish half of the world. We, however, know from theglobes of the present day that these islands were at thattime on the Portuguese side of the dividing line. As it was, the King was delighted with
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