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CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT
Basque. Breton, ancl Norman fishermen, in “ the fir.,t French vessels that appeared on £e
of North America.” According to the Narrative of Niflet and Antoine Mayuini, the coast
foundlancl was also visited (cliron. edit, by Michelant). _ _ fl t
“ I co; A D.” (Galvan.), Francisco de Almeida, bearing the title of viceroy, arriving with a heet
of twenty sail at Ouiloa, where he built a fort and appointed Peter Fermra to the commrecl. Arether
ffitlvas establish'ed farther South in Sofala by Peter de Anhaya. Crresing the Indian Ocere Almeida
took possession of the island of Augedina, and built forts on the mam land at Cananor and
^“ffin'this year (narrat. edit. Badger), after visiting Mecca, Aden, the Persian Giilf, the coast cities
of Hindns/rand /enasserim, Lrídovico di Varthema at Pider in Snmatra.£ He next proreeded
with other Christians (Orientals) in a “ chiampana” or small vessel with a native captain and ciew
to Bandan producing nidmegs, and Monoch producing doves; and returning in “ Jun£
of people towards the Sonti/vho navigate by the Southern Crres, the climate beymrcl he said rtUi d
being cold, and the day not lasting “ more than four hours - (compare New
rath iso6,” Varthema was under Portuguese protection at Cannanore ; Dec. 6th 1507,
“ to i,: » w o « . o . , . g .1,. m™ . .
t o t o + t o f t o l t o é t o Chitechill coll ). on o voyage from Poi togal to the lodlan Ocean
Tristan da Cunha having passed Brazil turned Eastward, and discovered the nmnhabited island or
" ' " t r id r t i# Ml“ que, Tristan da Cnnha was joined by Emmannel Tert Menses w h o had
been “ driuen without the great island” of Madagascar, and “ ran along the coaOT. The Hand,
reported to be rich in “ gengibre, crauo ” or cloves, and silver, was visited from Mozambique, but
withmit (Lubke and Lutrow), at Rome, the foundation of the first pillar for the cupola
of St. Peter’s church, laid by Bramante. - The building was placed under the superintendence of
“Í5/7 a '°D.’"’ (Ch/rchill coll.), Cuba, already known from native authority to be an island, circumnavigated
by Sebastian de Ocampo ; who sailed from Hayti.
“ The same vear ” (Baumg.). Baumgarten visiting Egypt. .......................
150S A. D. (= “ 8th year of Kasiawabara,” art de verif.), in Japan, the title dai-seogun conferred
bv Kasiawabara on Jositanno, twenty-first in descent from Joritomo.
“ In this year” (Stanley editrBarbos, p. ix and 62), the Egyptian sultan Kansu el-Gouri heari£
of the depredations of the Portuguese on the Indian Ocean, prepared a fle£ ; which sailing ‘ £
R e d Sea successfully attacked them off Diu,-but “ Feb. 3d” in the following year, was totally
defeOTe£^by ^ A l m e i d a . D ’Avezac edit. J. Cart.) by Capt Thomre
Anhert at the expense of Jean Ango, Norman colonists first carried to Newfoundland ; and a Noith
/merian nrtve broffiffit bick to FÍaíce. “ Anbry, the French seaman,” “ first explored the month of
the St Lawrence in this year ” (Asher edit. Huds.).
“ The same year” (Churchill coll.), by John Diaz de Solis and Vincent Yanez 1 mzon, the coast
of America followed as far as “ forty degrees” in south latftude. Who in con-
“ Dec. loth ” (Blair), signing of the “ League of Cambray,” against the Venetians. Who m con
senuence —lost in the following year their territories on the continent.
“ In this year ” (Wilk. theb. and eg. p. 546), the use of Kufic Utters ceared. _ .
“ 150Q A. D.” (Churchill coll.), a Spanish colony from Hayti esfabhslred on Jamaira.
“ In this year” (Ciez. vi.), the town of Antigua founded on the Gulf of Darien. In the fo
in» year ” (Markham edit. p. 34), Alonzo de Ojeda governor of Terra Firma, advancing £ £ £ £ £ £
inrand was defeated with the loss of “ seventy Spaniards” by the £ liv £ OT Turbare: retir ng to t e
ships and reinforcements arriving, the natives were m turn defeated, and all put to the sword. Oj *
Sen founded the town of Urab? towards the head of the Gulf, left Francisco Pizarro in command
as his lieutenant, and before the close of the year, sailed for Hayti r t nnes de
“ ICIO A. D.” (Churchill coll.), from Portugal sailing into the Indian Ocean, James Lope
Sequeira continued beyond Hindustan as far as Sumatra and the Straits of Malacca, now first enter
by a European ship. ^_____
* Tanarius major of Sumatra. A tree called in Malay “ laka ” (CravOT.) its ros^ofoured wood
nsed in dyeing and pharmacy; and the “ lacca” tree formed like our w a l n u t s , s e e n by Vaithre a 0
Sumatra - is referred here' by Badger edit. p. 238. The wood according to Crawfurd disc. diet. p.
204 “ is an article of considerable native trade, and is chiefly exported to China.
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“ September” (Nicob), a synod at Tours. On the war about to be declared by Louis X II., supporting
the duke of Ferrara against pope Julius II.
“ 1511, April” (Galvan., and De Morga 12), sailing from Cochin Albuquerque obtained possession
of the city of Malacca.* “ July,” by returning Chinese he sent Duarte Fernandez with letters to
Siam; who, “ being the first Portugall” seen by the king, was received with great honour; and in
company with ambassadors from Siam, returned overland by the way of Tanasarim. Albuquerque
sent also Ruy Nunnez de Acunna with letters Northward along the coast beyond Tanasarim and Martaban
to Pegu “ in 17° ; ” and “ in the end of” the year, three ships and “ one hundred and twenty
persons” under Antonio Dabreu for “ Banda and Maluco.” —In “ January,” Albuquerque returned
to Goa.
“ In this year” (Port, companion of De Soto 5, Churchill coll., and Prese.), a Spanish colony from
Hayti established on Cuba by Diego Velasquez ; with the aid of a Christian who had been left sick on
the island many years previously.
“ Sept, ist” (Alst., and Nicol.), a synod at Pisa. Convened by certain cardinals. Pope Julius II.
not having assembled a general Council, as he had sworn to do at his election.
“ 1512, March 27th” (Purchas, Churchill coll., art de verif. contin., and W. B. Rye edit. De Sot.
p. x), Juan Ponce de Leon, sailing from Puerto Rico for “ a country in the north ” reported by the
natives, discovered land ; and named it “ Florida ” from the day being Pasqua Florida or Palm Sunday.
Landing “ April 2d,” he formally took possession, and remarked that many of the fruits (unlike
Tropical America) resembled those of Spain, but was repelled by the natives. He followed the coast
as far as “ 30° 8',” doubled Cape Cañaveral “ May 8th,” “ discovered the Bahamas and some other
i.slands previously unknown,” and reached Puerto Rico “ Sept. 21st.”
“ May 3d ” (Nicol.), Twentieth general ecclesiastical Council. Convened by pope Julius II. at the
Lateran in Rome. — The last session was held “ March i6th, 1 5 1 7 . ”
“ The same year” (Blair), in London, St. Paul’s school founded by John Colet.
“ In this year” (Galvan,), Antonio Dabreu after passing Java, Sumbawa, Solor, Galao, Mauluca,
Vitara, Kosolanguim, and the ./ru Islands whence come dried birds “ of great estimation because of
their feathers” (Paradisea), came “ to other islands lying in the same parallele” in “ 7° or 8° S.”
Turning North, he arrived at Ternate, and thence proceeded to the islands of Burro and Amboino, finding
“ dead men hanging in the houses, for the people there are eaters of man s flesh.” On the other
side at a place “ in 8° S.,” he “ laded clones, nutmegs, and mace, in a junco or barke which Francis
Serrano bought here,” and from Banda returned to Malacca.
“ In this year” (narrative in Stanley’s edit. Barbos. 225), Francisco Serano “ with three other
Christians ” and “ five Malay mariners and pilots ” after sailing from the city of Malacca to Pegu, thence
to Pedir on Sumatra, continued “ south and south-east” to Bandan where nutmegs grow, thence
“ north-east and east-north-east through many channels as far as the islands of Malut,” producing
doves, and “ five in all.” Serano was received with great honour by tlie king of Maluco, and married
his daughter.
Mariners of Borney spoke of a people who used the Southern stars in navigating, and dwelt so
far South that the climate is “ very cold,” with only “ four hours of daylight” (compare New Zealand,
and Varithema’s account).
Francisco Serano (according to Galvano) was wrecked with his “ junco” before the close of the
year on the shoals of Lusupino; but “ nine or ten ” of those on board escaped to “ Midanao,” and
“ the kings of Maluco sent for them. These were the first ‘ Espanhoes ’ that came to the Islands of
Clones, which stand from the equinoctiall line towardes the north in one degree, where they lined seuen
or eiglit yeeres.”
“ 1513, March nth ” (Nicol.), Julius II. succeeded by cardinal John de Medici, now Leo X., si.xty-
third pope. Henry V III. ruling England : and in Scotland “ Sept. 9th,” James IV. succeeded by his
son James V.
“ The same year” (Churchill coll.), unsuccessful attack on Aden by Alfonso de Albuquerque.
Who sailed thence into the Red Sea, now first visited by European ships.
“ Sept. 25th” (Churchill coll., and Markh.), from the Spanish settlement on the Gulf of Darien,
Basco Nunez de Balboa journeying inland to a mountain crest, discovered the Pacific Ocean. On
reaching its shore, he learned from the natives, that the coast trended South.
“ The same year” (Ov. gen. hist. i. and nat. hyst. 83, and Humb. cosm. v.), Oviedo (who ascended
Vesuvius “ in 1501 ”) sent to Terra Firma: —where he resided in the town of Sancta Maria dela vera
paz until Ills first return to Europe “ in 1 5 1 5 . ” He ascended the volcano of Masaya in Nicaragua “ in
July 1529.”
* Mdroxylon sp. of the Western Equatorial portion of the Malayan archipelago. Discovered by
Albuquerque on Sumatra— (König, and Spreng.).
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