History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . bjectssought by Spanish adventurers. In the meantime (1517-1521), Hernando Cortez had conquered and reduced supremacy securely established, he
History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . bjectssought by Spanish adventurers. In the meantime (1517-1521), Hernando Cortez had conquered and reduced supremacy securely established, he projected an exploration of the adjacent seasand countries. As early as 1522, in letters to his sovereign, Cortez alludes to three ports on thePacific coast discovered by him, viz.: Tehuantepec, Tntulepec (about 100 miles west, butin about the same latitude) and Zacatula in eighteen degrees north, where a garrison underPedro de Alvarado and a settlement had been established. At this port three vessels wereimmediately ordered to be built for northern discovery and exploration. This enterprisewas abruptly suspended by Cortez departure to Central America to quell an until 1526 were the vessels completed, at which time they were joined by anotherfrom the Strait of Magellan under Guoerra, and ordered by the Emperor of Spain to theMoluccas Islands to relieve a Spanish fleet. Previous to starting in October, 1527, those. : FIRST GOVERNOR or OREGON TER. CORTEZ DISCOVERS AND SUBJUGATES MEXICO. 18 built by Cortez had made a coast voyage under Alvero de Saavedra to Santiago, in Colima,a port discovered three years before by a land expedition under Francisco Cortez. Thefleet, under command of Saavedra, safely arrived at the Moluccas Islands. Cortezpurposes are best portrayed in his own letter to the Emperor. They also exhibit theanimus of his cotemporaries. He thus announced his object: The sailing north andthen west, and finally south until he should reac
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