ALVARO BACAN ad. 



^ ^ 1585. 



South of the Equinoctial line. It is an haven capable 

 of many ships and very safe, where there is water, wood 

 and flesh : and likewise Drake may have corne of Maiz 

 in a towne two or three leagues from the sayd haven, 

 which is called S. Vincente. 



And because the course is by the Isles of Madera, the 

 Canaries, and Cape verde, he may sacke those Islands, 

 the time serving him for that purpose. 



From Bayona to the Isle of Madera, with the Northerne Madera, 

 winds which now wil begin to blow, when the Westerne 

 winds be past, which presently doe blowe because that 

 it beginneth to raine on the coast of Spaine, the fleete 

 may run in 6 daies, and from thence to the Canaries Canaries. 

 in foure, and from the Canaries to the Isles of Cape The Lies of 

 Verde in eight, which all together make eighteene dayes : ^^P^ ^^^^^• 

 and he may stay as much time more as shall serve him to 

 sacke the Islands in. 



He may saile from Cape Verde to the river of Jenero The river of 

 in 40 dayes, which in the whole amount unto two J^^^^°' 

 moneths. So that the fleete remaining all this moneth 

 of October on the coast of Galicia, it may come to the 

 river of Jenero in the end of December. 



At the entry of the bay of the river of Jenero there j ^°^K'^p 

 is a flat low Island where a fort may very easily be made, ^^^/^./^^J J^ 

 wherein above 500 men may be left : and placing his ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ 

 artillery therein, he may keepe the haven, & the fort the river of 

 wil be able to hold out all assault, because that on the Jenero. 

 Southwest and Northeast sides are two chanels whereby 

 the ships come into the haven : wherein Francis Drake 

 may repaire his army, and leave there some people, and 

 depart with so much of the rest as shal seeme good unto 

 him to enter into the South sea, & go on upon his rj.^^ ^^^^- j^^ 

 voyage to the streight of Magelan, which is 550 leagues ofUagelan. 

 from the foresaid haven, and standeth in 52 degrees The citie of 

 & a halfe toward the South, and may enter by the ^^"^^ easie to 

 streight into the South sea all the moneth of February "^^^^ 

 & so may to goe to the citie of Lima, otherwise called ^ooo inhabi- 

 the citie de los Reys, which standeth on the sea coast tants. 



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