item: #1 of 3 id: 17022 author: Collingridge, George title: The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts. date: None words: 28247 flesch: 73 summary: It appears certain, however, that Grijalva visited many islands on the north coast of New Guinea, and one, in particular, called _Isla de los Crespos_, Island of the Frizzly Heads, at the entrance of Geelvinck Bay, near which a mutiny occurred, and Grijalva was murdered by his revolted crew. On their way from the west coast of North America to the Philippines, they discovered many islands in the North Pacific Ocean; among others the Hawaiian Group, visited many years after by Cook, and named by him the Sandwich Islands. keywords: australia; bay; captain; charts; coast; day; discovery; east; expedition; fleet; good; guinea; islands; java; leagues; map; mendana; natives; new; people; portuguese; queiroz; ships; south; spain; spaniards; spanish; spice; time; torres; voyage; water; years cache: 17022.txt plain text: 17022.txt item: #2 of 3 id: 30411 author: Fonseca, José da title: English as she is spoke; or, a jest in sober earnest date: None words: 8452 flesch: 92 summary: | An amelet A dainty-dishes | A slice, steak A mutton shoulder | Vegetables boiled to a pap Seasonings. The superior lip The fat of the Leg | keywords: bed; care; coat; day; english; french; horse; look; man; new; o'clock; portuguese; self; sir; time; water cache: 30411.txt plain text: 30411.txt item: #3 of 3 id: 31226 author: Stephens, H. Morse (Henry Morse) title: Rulers of India: Albuquerque date: None words: 59003 flesch: 64 summary: On his return to Portugal Affonso de Albuquerque was very favourably received by King Emmanuel. In 1503 three separate squadrons were despatched to the East from Portugal under the command respectively of Affonso de Albuquerque, the future Governor, Francisco de Albuquerque, his cousin, and Antonio de Saldanha, the last of whom was ordered to explore the African coast and gave his name to Saldanha Bay. keywords: affonso; albuquerque; almeida; calicut; captain; city; coast; cochin; commentaries; de albuquerque; de almeida; death; diu; dom; east; fleet; fortress; francisco; francisco de; gama; goa; governor; history; india; island; joão; king; malacca; men; muhammadan; ormuz; policy; portugal; portuguese; portuguese india; power; rájá; sea; ships; sháh; time; trade; viceroy; way cache: 31226.txt plain text: 31226.txt