The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea

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lled the Moluccas, the old dispute about the line of demarcation was resumed in Spain and Portugal. It was

heir animated discussions extended over ma

remnant of the expedition, had been called upon to report his views at the meetings, but he, also, had not been able to prove under

aysa, with del Cano as pilot-major, an

ccess of the voyage, but the expedition proved a most disastrous one notwithstanding. During a fearful storm del Ca

he same storm to 55 deg. of south latitude, where he sighted the group of islands which

dismal, several of the sailors dying from the extreme cold. At last, on the 25th of May, 1526, they en

lled pataca, in command of Joam de Resaga, who steered it along the coast of Peru, unknown at the time, and reached New Spain, where th

ot only the conquest of Peru by Pizarro, but even the arrival of that conquistadore in the South Pacific Ocea

red a north-westerly course w

July, Loaysa died. Four days after, Sebastian del Cano, who had escaped and weathered so many

eptember he arrived at that group, where he met G

for the Philippines, and on the way Alon

before they came to anchor at Zamofo, a port in an island belonging to t

ate. A war ensued, which lasted for several years, with various degrees of success and activi

ds. The fourth commander, Martin de Iniquez, died some time after, poisoned, it is said, and the command of the remnant of the expedition was entrusted to Hernan

or of Mexico, sent from New Spain his kinsman, Alv

ic coast with three armed vesse

separated from the commander, and their d

rsued his course alone and reached the Spice Isl

ering their own sad experiences, would hardly credit

lace in which he was supported by the survivors of Loaysa's armada, who had n

il for New Spain. The prevailing winds that had favored his outward passage were now against him. He tried to avoid them by taking a southerly course,

m the Spi

ut his description of the natives, whom he found to be black, with short crisped hair or wool, similar to those of the coast of Guinea i

be able to reach New Spain, but the head winds which stil

he northern shores of New Guinea; he then sailed to the north-east, as in his previous voyage, an

from a canoe boldly attacked the ships w

nhabited islands or atolls were discovered, and

les were beautiful, with agreeable features and long black hair; they wore dresses of fine matting. When the Spaniards landed, they were

Islands they set out a

in command, vainly attempting to make headway in an eas

hed Spain, by way of the Cape of Good Hop

more extensive than in 1528. He says the Spaniards coasted along the country of th

of Saavedra's expedition, 1536, witnessed also the sailing of another fle

ships commanded by G

o not entirely agree. This is due, perhaps, to the fact that Alvarado abandoned the enterprise

no, seen fr

, and one, in particular, called Isla de los Crespos, Island of the Frizzly Heads, at the entran

on came to an end, a few of the surviv

ng the course of the explora

Ostrich Point, the Struis Hoek of later Dutch charts

ostrich, and here we have for the first time in histo

ger; he flieth not, nor hath any wings wherewith to flee; he runneth on the gr

Cass

llaby (Western Australia) fr

s Official Map of the World. (P

of New Guinea 1600. (Portug

ia, known also as the "Dauphin Chart--15

Bay of St Philip and St James

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