FERNANDO ALARCHON 



A.D. 



1540. 



The relation of the navigation and discovery [HI. 425.] 

 which Captaine Fernando Alarchon made by 

 the order of the right honourable Lord Don 

 Antonio de Mendo9a Vizeroy of New Spaine, 

 dated in Colima, an haven of New Spaine. 



Chap. I. 



Fernando Alarchon after he had suffered a storme, 

 arrived with his Fleete at the haven of Saint lago, 

 and from thence at the haven of Agualaval : he was 

 in great perill in seeking to discover a Bay, and 

 getting out of the same he discovered a river on the 

 coast with a great current, entring into the same, 

 and coasting along he discried a great many of 

 Indians with their weapons : with signes hee hath 

 traffique with them, and fearing some great danger 

 returneth to his ships. 



N Sunday the ninth of May in the yeere 

 1540. I set saile with two ships, the one 

 called Saint Peter being Admirall, and 

 the other Saint Catherine, and wee set 

 forward meaning to goe to the haven of 

 Saint lago of good hope : but before we 

 arrived there wee had a terrible storme, 

 wherewith they which were in the ship called Saint 

 Catherine, being more afraid then was neede, cast over 

 boord nine pieces of Ordinance, two ankers and one 

 cable, and many other things as needfuU for the enter- 

 prise wherein we went, as the shippe it selfe. Assoone 

 as we were arrived at the haven of Saint lago I repaired The haven of 

 my losse which I had received, provided my selfe of ^^^^^ ^^'&'^' 

 things necessary, and tooke aboord my people which 

 looked for my comming, and directed my course toward 

 the haven of Aguaiavall. And being there arrived I The haven of 

 understood that the Generall Francis Vazquez de Coro- ^g^^^^"^^^- 

 nado was departed with all his people : whereupon taking 



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