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Asia Portvgvesa ... : de Manvel de Faria y Sovsa ... Dedicala su hijo el capitan Pedro de Faria y Sousa. Al rey N.S. Don Alonso VI. de Portugal, &c
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The history of Portugal, : from the first ages of the world, to the late great revolution, under King John IV. in the year MDCXL. Written in Spanish, by Emanuel de Faria y Sousa, Knight of the Order of Christ. Translated, and continued down to this present year, 1698. By Capt. John Stevens
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Alonso de Torres y Guerra report to Antonio Valdés
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These three documents describe the frigate Santa Gertrudis' voyage from the Port of Callao (Lima, Peru) to Acapulco, Mexico and back. The first document is a 1-page introduction to the following two, dated October 30, 1791, in Acapulco. The second document is a 4-page report by Alonso de Torres y Guerra, the commander of the Santa Gertrudis, to Antonio Valdes, a Spanish naval officer. It summarizes the journey's events, including the assistance provided to an English ship, descriptions of the Galapagos Islands, as well as commentary on Alejandro Malaspina's navigation charts and Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra's upcoming expedition to Nootka Island, Canada. And the third document is a 35-page derrotero, or route journal, written by José Manuel de Moraleda y Montero during the round trip from the Port of Callao to Acapulco, detailing landmarks, anchorages, climate, and other nautical and navigational information.
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