17 May 1792
At noon on the 17th we were in latitude 16°26′30″ and longitude 1°14′00″, Balingasay Point bearing S17°E, the church and town of Bolinao S69°E, and… Read More »17 May 1792
Diary of Francisco Javier de Viana
16 May 1792
On the 16th our position at noon was latitude 16°38′55″ and longitude 0°54′26″; Namapacan Point bore N52°E, San Fernando Point S35°E, and Santo Tomás Point… Read More »16 May 1792
15 May 1792
At noon on the 15th our latitude by observation was 17°6′20″ and our longitude 0°43′36″, in which position Mount Abot bore N33°E, the bay and… Read More »15 May 1792
9 May 1792
At noon on the 9th we were in latitude 18°24′26″ and longitude 0°47′50″ east of Manila; the church of Aparri bore S69°W, the westernmost point… Read More »9 May 1792
6 May 1792
Although there were pontines on the river, they were all laid up at present, and none could be made ready for us until the 8th… Read More »6 May 1792
5 May 1792
At dawn on the 5th Linao Point was visible, although indistinctly, and soon we could see the church of Aparri. We would undoubtedly have reached… Read More »5 May 1792
30 April 1792
That night we came to an agreement with Capitán Ker that on the morning of the 30th he would take Segundo Piloto Delgado and myself… Read More »30 April 1792
27 April 1792
With the land breeze and the sea breeze constantly in our favour, we were able to reach Cambayan River, as we desired, at eight in… Read More »27 April 1792
25 April 1792
As the fresh northerly breeze would enable us to reach the vicinity of Cape Bolinao by dawn, and definitely did not allow any other course… Read More »25 April 1792