[329-4] This word, as a name of a fish, is Portuguese. It means “blunted.”
[329-5] See Pliny, Natural History, book IV., ch. XXXVI. The Cassiterides are commonly identified with the Scilly Islands.
[329-6] The fifth clime or climate is a term in Ptolemy’s geographical system. The fifth climate was a strip 255 Roman miles in width lying between 41° and 45° north latitude. Cf. Raccolta Columbiana, Parte I., Tomo 2, p. 293. The latitude of the Azores is about 37°-40°.
[330-1] The names are alcatraz and rabihorcado. See above, note to Journal of First Voyage, [p. 98, note 1], and [p. 103, note 1].
[330-2] Huelva, near Palos.
[331-1] Trinidad.
[331-2] Salve Regina, one of the great hymns to the Virgin in the Catholic service. “The antiphon said after Lauds and Compline from Trinity Sunday to Advent.” Addis and Arnold, Catholic Dictionary.
[331-3] I.e., that his will was not to serve the sovereigns but to advance himself.
[332-1] Cape of the Galley. To-day, Cape Galeota.
[332-2] The last of the canonical hours of prayer, after sunset or early evening.