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There is no conclusive evidence that Magellan saw this map, either

even upon the shore, where their fellows might behold this horrible spectacle from the sea.

Magellan commuted all forty of the death sentences to hard labor.

The name Mesquita, meaning mosque, was a common name among Portuguese conversos

but he kept berths for at least two others: Álvaro de Mesquita, a relative on his mother's side

is possible that she had Jewish ancestry, and if she did, Ferdinand was also Jewish

Magellan's insistence on a ten-year exclusive on voyages to the Spice Islands appeared preposterous

but he was concerned that Spain would send duplicate expeditions as soon as his was out of sight of land

Through his privileged position at court, Ferdinand came of age hearing about Portuguese and Spanish discoveries

The official accounting of the expedition put the cost at 8,751,125 maravedís, including the five ships, provisions, salaries paid out

By royal order, his monthly salary went directly to his wife, Beatriz.

Quesada knelt on the deck of Trinidad, and Molino stood over him

boundaries of the Most Serene King of Portugal, my very dear Uncle and Brother

sowed the seeds of bitter disputes at sea. The

In this deeply idiosyncratic work dating from 1577

Despite his subsequent elevation to the papacy as Adrian VI, this cardinal seems to have earned no one's admiration.

No one answered to the description of cook aboard these ships because the job was considered too demeaning.

His first instinct was to have both men executed; this was, after all, Cartagena's third attempt at mutiny

His surmise proved correct and saved the fleet days of aimless investigation.

monopoly" actually was. Despite Brazil's importance, the

He was, in short, that quintessential Renaissance man, a cosmologist.

Three hundred years later, Charles Darwin encountered a canoe bearing tribal members

his allegiance to King Manuel and given his loyalty to King Charles.

Faleiro was a brilliant but unstable man who impressed his colleagues with his demonic personality;