The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1

by Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

Contents.

VOLUME I.

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	[Dedication]					ix
	[Introduction]					xi
	[Note on the Cartography ofthe Southern Continent.] By B. H.Soulsby					xxxvii
I.—	[Narrative of theSecond Voyage of the Adelantado Alvaro de Mendaña, by the ChiefPilot Pedro Fernandez de Quiros]					3
II.—	[Narrative of theVoyage of the Adelantado Alvarez de Mendaña de Niera for theDiscovery of the Islands of Solomon, written by the Chief Pilot PedroFernandez de Quiros for Don Antonio de Morga, Lieutenant-General of thePhilippines]					149
III.—	[Narrative of theVoyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros in 1606, for the Discovery of theAustrial Regions]					161

VOLUME II.

IV.—	True Account of the Events of theVoyage that the Captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros made to the unknownSouthern lands, by Gaspar de Leza, Chief Pilot of the said Fleet					321
V.—	Torquemada’s Account of theVoyage of Quiros					407
VI.—	Letter from Luis Vaez de Torres tothe King of Spain					455
VII.—	Legends on the Four Maps signed byDiego de Prado y Tobar					469

APPENDIX.

I.—	Eighth Memorial of Quiros					477
II.—	Memorial of Quiros, 1607					487
III.—	Memorial of Quiros, 1609					504
IV.—	Memorial of Don Fernando de Castro,1608					508
V.—	Letters from Diego de Prado yTobar, 1613					511
VI.—	Note on the Memorials of Quiros bythe Council of the Indies, 1610					514
VII.—	Memorial touching Papers printed byQuiros, 1610					516
VIII.—	Memorial by Juan Luis Arias					517
	Index					537

MAPS.

1.—	Planos de lasBahías descubiertas el año de 1606, en las islas delEspíritu Santo y de Nueva Guinea y Dibujadas por D. Diego dePrado y Tovar en Igual Fecha (Soc. Geogr. de Madrid, 1878).					In Pocket at the end.
2.—	New Hebrides, Banks and DuffGroups, showing Discoveries of Quiros in 1606. G. Mackay del.					In Pocket at the end.
3.—	Routes of Mendaña, 1595;Quiros, 1606, and Torres, 1606. G. Mackay del.					In Pocket at the end.