. A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean ; illustrated with charts. applied to some discovery made at a more earlyperiod. In the sequel it will be necessary to notice othercircumstances which give room for the supposition that voyagesof discovery were made about this time by the Spaniards, ofwhich no account has ever publicly appeared. The expedition which is the subject of the present chapter,was commanded by Alvaro de Mendana, a relation of thepresident. With him went as chief pilot, Hernan Gallego,who had sailed in the same capacity with Ladrilleros. Th
. A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean ; illustrated with charts. applied to some discovery made at a more earlyperiod. In the sequel it will be necessary to notice othercircumstances which give room for the supposition that voyagesof discovery were made about this time by the Spaniards, ofwhich no account has ever publicly appeared. The expedition which is the subject of the present chapter,was commanded by Alvaro de Mendana, a relation of thepresident. With him went as chief pilot, Hernan Gallego,who had sailed in the same capacity with Ladrilleros. Thefullest account that is extant of this voyage, is in lib. v. of awork entitled Hechos de Don Garcia Hurtado de Mendoca, 4™Marques de Canete, written by Dr. Christoval Suarez de Figue-roa, printed at Madrid, 1613. This work is dedicated to theDuke of Lerma, and the approbation is signed by Antonio deHerrera. The account given by Figueroa, of IMendanasvoyage, though defective in many parts, carries in itself suffi- » Cap. 27. cient .^-A-/- LnngitudeEast from ihe Meridian of Oreen^nHi r3?„;>. K-^?,.* ^ ?^ifj-oj- tie la Ianddartti
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