17 November 1564
I measured the sun at the port of Navidad at 19 1/3 degrees and I also took the bearings of the ship at said port.
I measured the sun at the port of Navidad at 19 1/3 degrees and I also took the bearings of the ship at said port.
The following Monday after midnight, on the 21st of said month, the flagship and the rest of the ships set sail with the land breeze…
Between 3 and 4 in the afternoon, the maestre de campo and pilots went to the flagship by order of the Governor and they were
After these 13 days had passed on Friday, 8 December, I measured the sun at 10 1/2 degrees; I also measured the star that night
….I measured the sun at 10 degrees and we were ordered sail west by southwest until we were at 9 1/3 degrees latitude. And from
…that night I found that we were 895 leagues from the port of Navidad.
… End of December. The day’s run was 35 leagues; we were 1160 leagues from Navidad.
Till 8 in the morning we had run 14 leagues and at that time we approached the almiranta and they fired a shot because, at
At around dawn, the flagship fired a shot, a sign that they had seen land. We saw, a small, low island and it seemed to
I measured the sun at ten degrees less 1/5. And today, the maestre de campo and the rest of the captains and pilots were called
I found that going northwest at the latitude and route we had followed since Wednesday until midday, today, Saturday, we had run 86 leagues. At
Around ten in the morning, land was discovered which seemed to be at the turn northwest around ten leagues. Its coast seemed northeast southwest and
We entered this island Isla de Piedra and left heading for the Islas Filipinas up to 3 February 1565 sailing the turn west around the
I measured the northern star at 12 3/5 degrees. The day’s run was 18 leagues.
Till 9 in the morning the ship had run 15 leagues. At this time, we saw land from the prow about 9 leagues away. From
From Massawa the armada went to Camiguin. At the east there is a small island full of woodland. A ship can pass between the islet
The General departed for the town named Bohol at the western part, which would be 4 leagues away. The galleon San Juan was left behind
Four hours before daybreak, at this time that we anchored, I saw a canoe by the light of the moon and this same day, as
At night, we sailed from this river of Butuan to go where our Governor was and on the way to look tor the place where