11 February 1520
February 11, 1520
The 11th day of said month, I measured the Sun at 62o, with a declination of 10o 47’, the elevation being 38o 47’, and the course was
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.
12 February 1520
February 12, 1520
Sunday, 12 of said month, we did not measure the Sun, and on the following day at midday, we began travelling to the Southwest, the Southwest
13 February 1520
February 13, 1520
measured 9 fathoms, and later on we measured 13 fathoms,(…) (…) and after raising anchor, we saw land and sailed around to the North, and
14 February 1520
February 14, 1520
(…) we were there until the 14, and on said day I measured the Sun at 60o 1⁄2 with a declination of 9o 41’, our elevation being 39o 11’.
15 February 1520
February 15, 1520
The 15 of said month, I measured the Sun at 60o, with a declination of 9o 19’ and our distance was 39o 19’, and we sailed around
18 February 1520
February 18, 1520
Thursday, 16, we could not measure the Sun until the 18, and on this day we were at 39o 1⁄4, and the next day, the 19, we were
20 February 1520
February 20, 1520
The 20 of said month, I measured the Sun at 57o, with a declination of 7o 27’ and our distance to the South was 40o17’.
22 February 1520
February 22, 1520
Wednesday, 22 of said month, I measured the Sun at 53o with a declination of 6o 41’, our distance being 43o 26’. The course was Southwest and a
21 February 1520
February 22, 1520
The 21 of said month, I measured the Sun at 55o, with a declination of 7o 4’, at the elevation of 42o 4’ [Valdés Peninsula site], and the
23 February 1520
February 23, 1520
The 23 of said month, I measured the Sun at 53o 1⁄4, with a declination of 6o 18’ and our distance from the line was 43o3’, and
24 February 1520
February 24, 1520
The 24th day of said month, I measured the Sun at 53o, with a declination of 5o 54’, the elevation of the South being 42o 54’, and the
25 February 1520
February 25, 1520
The 25th day of said month, I did not measure the Sun, but I measured it the 26, at 51o 2/3 with a declination of 5o 7’, so
27 February 1520
February 27, 1520
The 27th day of said month, I measured the Sun at 50o 1⁄4 with a declination of 4o 3⁄4, our elevation thus being 44o, and here we
29 February 1520
February 28, 1520
The 29th day of said month, I measured the Sun at 48o 1⁄2, and that day it had a declination of 4o, so we were at
28 February 1520
February 28, 1520
Tuesday, 28 of said month, I measured the Sun at 50o, with a declination of 4o 21’, and we were thus at 44o 21’, with a course
2 March 1520
March 2, 1520
Thursday, 2, rather Friday, 2 day of the month of March, I measured the Sun at 43o 50’, with a declination of 3o 10’, since our distance
31 March 1520
March 31, 1520
(…) and we then no longer measured the Sun until we went to a port called St Julian, and there we entered the final day of
1-5 March 1521
March 5, 1521
March, 1521—On the 1st March, to W., in 13” 2nd ” to W., in 13” 3rd ” to W., in 13” 4th ” to W.,
6 March 1521
March 6, 1521
A los 6 del dicho, al Oeste, en 13o. En este día vimos tierra y fuimos a ella, y eran dos islas, las cuales eran
9-15 March 1521
March 15, 1521
A los 9 del dicho, al Oeste 4a del Sudoeste, en 12o 2/3.A los 10, al Oeste 4a del Sudoeste, en 12o 1/3.A los 11,
16 March 1521
March 16, 1521
1. On the 16th of March (1521) as they sailed in a westerly course from the Ladrones, they saw land towards the northwest; but owing
[18 March 1521]
March 18, 1521
3. Departing from those two islands, they sailed westward to an uninhabited island of “Gada” where they took in a supply of wood and water.
[28-31 March 1521]
March 31, 1521
4. From that island they sailed westwards towards a large island named Seilani which was inhabited and was known to have gold. (Seilani — or,
[4-6 April 1521]
April 6, 1521
7. From Mazava they sailed northwards again towards Seilani. They followed the coast of Seilani in a northwesterly direction, ascending up to 10 degrees of
[7-30 April 1521]
April 7, 1521
9. They sailed down that channel and then turned westward and anchored at the town (la villa) of Subu where they stayed many days and
[1-31 May 1521]
May 31, 1521
We sailed from Subu, and went S.W. till 9¾° between the head of Subu and an island called Bohol; and on the W. side of
[1-20 June 1521]
June 30, 1521
From thence we sailed and went to W.S.W., and to S.W. and W., until we fell in with an island in which there were very
[21 June-29 July 1521]
July 29, 1521
From Poluan we sailed for Borney [Borneo], and we coasted the above-named island, and went to its S.W. head, and near there found an island
[July-26 October 1521]
October 26, 1521
We sailed from Borney, and returned by the same course which we had come, and so we passed between the head of the isle of
[27 October 1521]
October 27, 1521
We sailed from Quipit to go to Maluco [Moluccas], and went to S.E., sighting an island called Sibuco; after that we went to S.S.E., and