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of the cock and there hatches them [possibly a man-of-war]." About 

 this time they began to run short of provisions, and water had to be 

 rationed. But more serious were the growing dissensions between 

 Magellan and his captains. At one meeting on the flagship the 

 discord flared to a climax when De Cartagena, who had several 

 times before ignored orders of the day, sneered openly at the 

 Captain General's choice of course. Magellan was not the man to 

 permit such insubordination. He promptly arrested De Cartagena, 

 deprived him of his command, and put him under custody. 



The fleet now steered a more westerly course; and sighted the 

 coast on November 29, at Cape St. Augustin near Pernambuco. 

 Fourteen days later it anchored in the Bay of Santa Lucia (now Rio 

 de Janeiro) and a fortnight of rest and fresh food revived the battered 

 company. The natives — "a good people and numerous" — bartered 

 pineapples, sweet potatoes, fowls, and tapir for combs, knives, and 

 other small gifts. They were even ready to barter their children for 

 an axe or a large knife. The five ships next pushed on down the 

 coast through constant storms and increasingly cold weather. 



At the beginning of February 1 5 20 they arrived at the estuary of 

 the Rio de la Plata, which they followed for two days on the chance 

 that it might be the hoped-for passageway from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific. After they had put out to sea again, Magellan kept prudently 

 examining every stretch of coastline, "to see if there was not an 

 outlet for the Moluccas." About this time Magellan was also 

 searching for suitable winter quarters. After a month of endless 



Two pages from Pigafetta's 1525 manuscript 

 describing Magellan's voyage. This 

 section relates tiow the Spanish met with 

 natives of the " Thieves' " islands and 

 bartered combs, mirrors, and bells for food. 



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