The first circumnavigators : unsung heroes of the age of discovery /

Prior histories of the first Spanish mariners to circumnavigate the globe in the sixteenth century have focused on Ferdinand Magellan and the other illustrious leaders of these daring expeditions. Harry Kelsey's masterfully researched study is the first to concentrate on the hitherto anonymous...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kelsey, Harry, 1929- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Magalhães, Fernão de, > 1480-1521.
Jofre de Loaisa, Garcia, > -1526.
Saavedra Cerón, Álvaro de, > -1529.
Villalobos, Ruy López de, > 1500?-1544.
Legazpi, Miguel López de, > 1510?-1572.
Drake, Francis, > Sir, > -1637.
Cavendish, Thomas, > 1560-1592.
Cavendish, Thomas, > 1560-1592
Drake, Francis, > Sir, > -1637
Jofre de Loaisa, Garcia, > -1526
Legazpi, Miguel López de, > 1510?-1572
Magalhães, Fernão de, > 1480-1521
Saavedra Cerón, Álvaro de, > -1529
Villalobos, Ruy López de, > 1500?-1544
Voyages around the world > History.
Voyages autour du monde > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
HISTORY > Expeditions & Discoveries.
HISTORY > Historical Geography.
HISTORY > Maritime History & Piracy.
Voyages around the world
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The voyage of Magellan
  • The voyages of Loaisa and Saavedra
  • The voyage of Villalobos
  • The Voyage of Legazpi
  • Following the leader
  • Appendix. The circumnavigators.

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