A.D. 



1539- 



FRANCIS DE ULLOA 



ships; The one called Santa Agueda of 120. 

 tunnes, the other the Trinitie of 35. tunnes, 

 and the thirde S. Thomas of the burthen of 

 20. tunnes. Of which Fleete was Captaine 

 the right worshipfull knight Francis de Ulloa 

 borne in the Citie of Merida. Taken out of 

 the third volume of the voyages gathered by 

 M. John Baptista Ramusio. 



Chap. I. 



Francis Ulloa a captaine of Cortez departeth with a Fleet 

 from the port of Acapulco, and goeth to discover 

 unknowen lands, he passeth by the coast of Sacatula 

 and Motin, and by tempest runneth to the river of 

 Guajaval, from whence he crosseth over to the haven 

 of Santa Cruz, along the coast whereof he discovereth 

 3. smal Hands, and within two dayes and an halfe 

 returning to the maine land he discovereth the river 

 called Rio de san Pedro y san Pablo, and not far 

 distant from thence two other rivers as big or greater 

 then that of Guadalquivir which runneth by Sivil, 

 together with their head-springs. 



E imbarked our selves in the haven of Acapuko hi 

 Acapulco on the 8. of July in the yeere ^7; ^^gr^es of 

 of our Lord 1539, calling upon almighty ^^^^^^^'^• 

 God to guide us with his holy hand unto 

 such places where he might be served, 

 and his holy faith advanced. And we 

 sailed from the said port by the coast 

 of Sacatula and Motin, which is sweete and pleasant The coast of 

 throup^h the abundance of trees that grow thereon, and ^^catuk and 

 rivers which passe through those countreis, for the which 

 wee often thanked God the creatour of them. So sailing 

 along we came to the haven of S. lago in the province 

 of Colima : but before we arrived there, the maine mast 

 of our ship called Santa Agueda was broken by a storme 

 of winde that tooke us, so as the ship was forced to [III. 398.] 



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Motin. 



S. lago de 

 Colima. 



