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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The principal voyages of the English Nation to the Isles
of Trinidad , Margarita , Dominica
, Deseada , Monserrate , Guadalupe
, Martinino , and all the rest of the
Antilles
; As likewise to S. Juan de Puerto Rico , to
Hispaniola , Jamaica
and Cuba
: and also to Tierra
Firma , and all along the coast and Islands therof, even
from Cumana
and the Caracos to the neckland of
Dariene , and over it to the Gulfe of S. Michael and the
Isle of Perles in the South sea : and further to Cabeca
Cativa , Nombre de dios, and Venta
de cruzes, to Puerto
Belo , Rio de Chagre , and the Isle of Escudo , along
the maine of Beragua , to the Cape and Gulfe of the
Honduras , to Truxillo , Puerto de Cavallos , and all other
the principall Townes, Islands and harbours of accompt
within the said Gulfe, and up Rio dolce falling into
this Gulfe, above 30. leagues : As also to the Isle of
Cocumel , and to Cape Cotoche , the towne of Campeche
,
and other places upon the land of lucatan; and lower
downe to S. Juan de Ullua , Vera Cruz , Rio de Panuco ,
Rio de Palmas , &c. within the Bay of Mexico : and
from thence to the Isles of the Tortugas , the port of
Havana
, the Cape of Florida , and the Gulfe of Bahama
homewards. With the taking, sacking, ransoming, or
burning of most of the principall Cities and townes upon
the coasts of Tierra firma, Nueva Espanna , and all
the foresaid Islands; since the most traiterous burning
of her Majesties ship the Jesus of Lubec and murthering
of her Subjects in the port of S. Juan de Ullua , and
the last generall arrest of her Highnesse people, with
their ships and goods throughout all the dominions of
the King of Spaine in the moneth of June 1585 . Besides
the manifold and tyrannicall oppressions of the Inquisition inflicted on our nation upon most light and
frivolous occasions. (search)
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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The voyage made by M. John Hawkins Esquire , and
afterward knight, Captaine of the Jesus of Lubek , one
of her Majesties shippes, and Generall of the Salomon ,
and other two barkes going in his companie, to the
coast of Guinea, and the Indies of Nova Hispania ,
begun in An. Dom . 1564 . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The opinion of Don Alvaro Bacan , Marques of Santa
Cruz , and high Admirall of Spaine , touching the armie
of sir Francis Drake lying at the Isles of Bayona in
Galicia
, written in Lisbon
the 26 of October after the
account of Spaine in the yere 1585 . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Certaine Spanish Letters intercepted by shippes of the
worshipfull Master John Wattes written from diverse
places of the islandes and of the maine land as well of
Nueva Espanna , as of Tierra Firma and Peru
, containing many secrets touching the aforesaid countreys, and
the state of the South Sea , and the trade to the
Philippinas . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter sent from Havana
in Cuba
from the general of
the fleete John de Orimo to the king of Spaine the 18 of
October 1590 , touching the building of certaine excellent
Frigats , &c. (search)
A letter sent from Havana
in Cuba
from the general of
the fleete John de Orimo to the king of Spaine the 18 of
October 1590, touching the building of certaine excellent
Frigats, &c.IT may please your majestie that at the date hereof one of
the Frigates was lanched: and three more will be ready
against the fleete depart from hence. They are very
bigge and excellent of sayle, which will carie 150 men a
piece with souldiers and mariners. And having good
ordinance, there are fewe or none of our enemies that can
offend us. For wee shall both leave and take at all times
when we list. But it behooveth your majestie to send
both souldiers and mariners to man the Frigats. For we
have great want of souldiers and mariners, with tackling,
ankers, powder, shot, calivers, and all kinde of furniture
for them. For these things are not here to bee had for
money: and likewise to send some great ordinance for
the Zabras. For the merchants ships are so weake and
so unprovided, that they have almost n
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter sent to Don Petro de Xibar one of his Majesties
privie Counsel of the West Indies , from Don Diego
Mendez de Valdes Governour of S. Juan de Puerto Rico
the 20 of November 1590 , touching the state of that
Citie and Island. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter to John Lopez Canavate , Alderman in the towne
of Canavate in Spaine written from his servant Juan de
Porva Canavates , from Havana
the seventeenth of
October 1590 , touching the state of the said place. (search)
A letter to John Lopez Canavate, Alderman in the towne
of Canavate in Spaine written from his servant Juan de
Porva Canavates, from Havana
the seventeenth of
October 1590, touching the state of the said place.THIS is to give you to understand, that since my departure
from S. Lucar I have written unto you twise of my arrivall
here, and what successe I have had. And nowe you shall
understand that I am determined to goe for Nueva
Espanna. For I stay but opportunitie of time. For here
is great r amongst the shoulds on the
banckes of Flanders
: they are builded the higher because
here is great store of timber and excellent good and incorruptible. It is reported that the fleete will depart from
hence in February, by reason that at that time the
Englishmen are not departed out of their owne countrey.
And thus I rest, from this Island of S. Christopher in
Havana
this present day on S. Lukes even; the 17 of
October 1590.
Your Worships servant,
JOHN DE PORVA CANAVATES.
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A Letter of Bartholomew Cano to Peter de Tapia in Sivill ,
from Mexico the 30 of May 1590 , touching the state
of Nueva Espanna , and the Fleet of that yeere. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter of Hieronymo de Nabares to the licenciat John
Alonso dwelling in Valladolid
, written from Panama to
Sivil the 24. day of August 1590 . touching the gainefulnes of the trade to the Philippinas , and the extreme
feare they have of the Englishmen . (search)
A letter of Hieronymo de Nabares to the licenciat John
Alonso dwelling in Valladolid
, written from Panama to
Sivil the 24. day of August 1590. touching the gainefulnes of the trade to the Philippinas, and the extreme
feare they have of the Englishmen.NOT long agone I wrote to your worship from Panama
by the way of Havana
: giving you to understand of my
being here, & of the state of these countreys. After I
departed from Spaine, in 37. dayes wee arrived at Cartagena
: and from thence I tooke shipping to goe to
Nombre de Dios, which is 80. leagues from Cartagena
:
and in 4. dayes wee got thither. And from thence I went
to Panama: where I have remained these 20. dayes, till
the shippes goe for the Philippinas. My meaning is to
carie my commodities thither: for it is constantly reported,
that for every hundred ducats a man shall get 600. ducats
cleerely. Wee must stay here in Panama from August
till it be Christmasse. For in August, September,
October and November it is winter here,
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A true report of a voyage undertaken for the West Indies
by M. Christopher Newport Generall of a fleete of three
shippes and a pinnesse, viz. The golden Dragon Admirall , whereof was Captaine M. Newport himselfe;
The Prudence Vice-admirall , under the conduct of
Captaine Hugh Merrick ; The Margaret under Captaine
Robert Fred ; and The Virgin our pinnesse under Captaine Henry Kidgil : Begun from London
the 25. of
Januarie 1591 . Written by M. John Twitt of Harewich , Corporall in the Dragon. In which voyage they
tooke and burnt upon the coast of Hispaniola , within
the bay of Honduras
, and other places, 3. townes, and
19. saile of shippes and frigats. (search)