The 10th of said month, I measured the Sun at 62o 1/3 with a declination of 11o 8’, our distance being 38o 48’ and the coast running East-West, and it is a beautiful coast to travel from one point to another [from Punta Mogotes to Bahía Blanca].
Francisco Albo
Botswain and navigator from the island of Rhodes. Originally botswain of the Trinidad in Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, he then became pilot of the Victoria under the command of Sebastian de Elcano.
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10 February 1520
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