be in the Islands of Nicobar and Andeman, which stand in the gulfe of Bengala, and from thence by the space of 500. leagues we doe not know of any blacke people. Also Vasco Nunez de Valboa declareth that as he went to discouer The South sea, in a certaine land named Quareca he found black people with frizled haire, whereas there were neuer any other found either in Noua Spagna, or in Castilia del Oro, or in Peru.
In the yeere 1544. Don Gutierre de Vargas bishop of Placenza sent a fleete from the city of Siuil vnto the streights of Magellan:[1] which is reported to haue been done by the counsel of the vizeroy Don. Antonie de Mendoça his cousin. Some suspected, that they went to Maluco, others to China, others, that they went onely to discouer the land betwixt the streite and the land of Peru on the other side of Chili, because it was reported to be very rich in gold and siluer. But this fleete by reason of contrary windes could not passe the streit, yet one small barke passed the same, and sailed along the coast, and discouered all the land, till he came vnto Chirimai, and Arequipa, which was aboue 500. leagues, for the rest was already discouered by Diego de Almagro, and Francis Pizarro, and their captaines and people at diuers times. By this it appeereth, that from The streit of the Equinoctial line on both sides is wholly discouered.
The Isle of Moro.
Antonie Galuano gon out of the Malucas.
In the yeere 1545, and in the moneth of Ianuarie Rui Lopez
de villa Lobos, and Giraldo with the Castillians came
to the Island of Moro, and the citie of Camafo, where
they were well receiued of the kings of Gilolo and
Tidore, and of the people of the countrey (because
Antony Galuano was gone) and put the Captaine
Don George de Castro to great trouble, as appeered by
those things which passed between him and the Portugals, and
the great expences whereunto he put the fortresse.
In the same yeere 1545. Rui Lopez de villa Lobos sent from the Island of Tidore another ship towards New Spaine by the south side of the line, wherein was captaine one Inigo Ortez de Rotha, and for Pilot one Iaspar Rico.
Os Papuas. They sailed to the coast of Os Papuas, and ranged all along the same, and because they knew not that Saauedra had beene there before, they chalenged the honor and fame of that discouerie.
Nueua Guinea. And because the people there were blacke and had frisled haire, they named it Nueua Guinea. For the
- ↑ Gomara hist. gen. lib. 4. cap. 14.
