First Voyage Around The World

On September 20 of Tuesday they set sail from St Lucar and took the south -west route named Labeicher
and they arrived in the twenty -sixth month on a great canarian island named Theriphe. They stayed for three
and a half days to get the provisions and other things they were looking for, they also arrived at the port named
Monterose where they stayed for two days to supply. Sites in such great Canaria, there is one, where not even a
drop of water can be seen they proceeded from a spring or river, once a day at noon they noticed a cloud falling
from the sky on a short tree which is on the island that falls on the leaves, and a large abundance of water distils
from the leaves. The people living in this area enjoy the water, as well as the animals, both pets.

On March 16th when they arrive at dawn on a high, this island is named Zamal. Next they went to an
uninhabited island to land in greater security and get water, they pitched two tents on the shore to rest.Monday,
18th March, after their dinner, they noticed that there was a boat going to their island with nine men on board so
they went to the captain-general with demonstrations. The captain noticed that these people were reasonable,
ordered that they be given food and drink, and also gave them some red hats, glasses, a comb, a bell, ivory, and
other things. Because of the kindness of the captain-general, these people immediately noticed the kindness,
kindness, and here people also told stories about what they had been through, the things, or how the people
lived here, so they immediately became family and friends. In the archipelago of San Lazarus they stayed here
on the day of the feast. On Friday, March 22nd here mentioned the promise to return with two Boats loaded
with fruits, wine also noticeable with gold bracelets and rings hanging on their ears, around their arms and on
the head named. Schtone. They stayed eight days for which the captain went daily. The cocho, the too much to
comfort them. It is near the isle where many people have holes in their ears that they can pass their arms on to
these people Caphre, i.e., Gentiles, and they are naked, except their middies are they. worn, cloth maile of the
hark of trees. Their hair is very black and long, reaching watts, and carrying little daggers and knives, decorated
with gold, and much more such as data, hardens, and fishing nets, such as. It is said that the island in which it is
situated was named Humunu, which found two springs of very fresh water they named the Watering Place of
good signs, and saw the sign of gold. Many white corals can be seen here, and large fruit trees. There are alo
many palm trees both good and bad. In this area there are many circumjacent islands and where they are named
the archipelago of St. Lazarus.

Passion Monday, March 25, and feast of the Blessed Virgin, in the afternoon, he went to the side of their ship
to fish, it rained and he fell into sea no one could see he was about to drown in his luck, he saw a blanket of the
great sail in the sea, he touched it. They took the course between west and southwest, and contiguous in the
middle of four small islands, namely, Cenalo, Huinarnghar, Ibusson, and Shuriken. On Thursday, March 28,
where they saw a small boat they called Boloto, with eight men inside, who approached the captain general's
ship. From Sumatra, otherwise named Traprobara, but they also immediately left, and did not enter the ship for
fear of them. here also they saw two long boats, which they called Ballanghai, full of people. The king ordered
his people to go to the captain's ship, The captain gave good amusement to the men who came to his ship, and
gave them all kind of thing, where the king wants to give the captain a pretty big bar of solid gold, and a breast
full of ginger. However, the captain was very grateful to him. The first night they joined the ships near the
houses and royal residence. The next day Good Friday, the captain sent the slave. WHO their translator, to the
king who begged to give him money for some supplies for his ships, sends him word that he did not come to his
country as an enemy, but as a friend. The king came with eight men in a boat, and went into the ship, and
embraced the captain, and gave him three china dishes covered with leaves full of rice, and two dorades, which
rather large fish, and of the kind mentioned above, gave him some other things, and the bestowed by the captain
was a cloak of red and yellow cloth, made in Turkish fashion, and a very fine red cover, and to his men he gave
some of them knives, and the other mirrors.

The king thought strangely the interpreter of a man wearing white armor is worth a hundred of his staff; in
each ship there were two hundred like that man. Then the captain showed a large sword, cuirasses. and helmets,
they were also shown sea charts and the ship's compass. These types of people are gentle, and naked, and
painted. They wore a piece of cloth that was made from a tree. Like a linen cloth, which is round in their body
and covers their natural parts. The women wore full cloth from their waist down, their hair was black, and
reaches to the ground they wear some gold rings in their care, on which people chew a fruit they call a pear -
shaped spot: they cut it four quarters, and after they had chewed it for a long time they spit it out, On this island
there are so many dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, and goats, rice, ginger, cocos, figs, oranges, lemons, millet, wax,
and gold mines, on this island are at nine degrees and two thirds northern latitude, and one hundred and sixty -
two longitude from the line of demarcation :, while on the other island where they found two fountains of fresh
water. The land named Mazzawa, they remained here of seven days and passed on among the five islands,
namely, Ceylon, Bohol Canighan, Bath, and Satighan. The Satighan is a type of bird called the Barbastigly,
which is about the size of eagles.

On Sunday, April 7, around noon, they entered the port of Zubu, where many houses were built of trees. On
approaching the principal town the captain general ordered all his ships to hang their flags. and he fired all the
artillery, where the people in this area are so scared. The captain sent a young man with an interpreter to the
king of the island of Zzubu. Everyone in the artillery was alarmed which was cut off. The firing of the artillery
signifies and shows the port, of peace and friendship, and to do more honor to the king of the country. They
usurped the sovereignty of the Molucca islands. Tuesday morning the King of Mazzava, together with the
Moor, greeted the captain on behalf of the Kingof Zaubu, and said that the king was preparing many supplies.
Here the fight started, the captain said that they would all fight armed in that way, the captain also told the moor
that he was smarter than the others and he associated it with the king of zubbu. They also passed through the
island of Cagayan and the port of Cipit, to look for the islands of Maluco, where they found many weeds, which
had a great depth and they noticed that they were in another sea. Leaving Cipit to the east, they saw two islands
called Zolo and Taghima, where the pearls are found. The two pearls of the King of Burné, was found there, the
King of Burné married a daughter of the King of Zolo, and told her that her father had these two large pearls.
They passed near the so -called residential areas Cavit and Subanin, near an island also called Monoripa, The
inhabitants of this island always live in their vessels, and there is one house on the shore. They stayed under the
sail, and made a little harte, and got seventeen pounds of cinnamon for large tea knives, which they took to the
Governor of Pulacan.

When the head of the ship was placed in the northeast, they built a large city called Main dan na located on
the same island where Butuan and Calagan are located, to get accurate information of the position of Maluco.
Next they took a bignaday, a vessel like a prahu, and sought help with force and violence, they killed seven of
eighteen men to form the crew. which these men are better and more stable than all. They followed the
northeast course they had taken. When they arrived in the southeast they saw four islands, named Ciboco,
Birabam Batolac, Sarangani, and Cundigar. Saturday, October 26, in the evening, as the island of Birabam
Batolac, they encountered a very strong storm. Si St. Elmo stood for more than two hours on the main fire -like
St. Nicholas at the head of the foremost, and St. Clara with mizermast. they gave to each other an offering. On
Saturday 6th September of the year 1522, they entered into San Lucar, and sixty men who formed their crew
when they left Maluca, Here they were reduced to only eighteen, most of whom were ill and others died of
starvation, some fled to the island of Timor, and some were sentenced to death for them . From the day they left
San Lucar until their return they considered themselves to be ran over fourteen thousand four hundred and sixty
leagues, and they finished round the world from East to West. Monday 8th September, they cast an anchor near
mole of Seville, and discharged all artillery, Tuesday, they all dressed in shirts and barefoot, with a taper in their
hands at the shrine of St. Mary of Victory, and of St.. Maria de Antigua. They also left Seville and went to
Valladolid, where he presented to his Sacred Majesty Don Carlos, neither gold nor silver, but things of great
value in the eyes of the great Sovereign. Ako presented to him among other things, he wrote a book about those
things takes place every day on their journey. He left and went to Portugal, and told King John the things which
he had seen. Returning to Spain, he came to France, where he confronted some objects from the other
hemisphere with Madam Regent, mother of most of the Christian King Don Francis, then he turned to Italy,
where he established that his residence, and devoted his leisure and care to the very famous and noble lord,
Philip de Villiers Lisleadarm, the worthy grand master of Rhodes.