Project Gutenberg 2012-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 187 Queirós, Pedro Fernandes de 1615 Queiros, Pedro Fernandes de De Queirós, Pedro Fernandes Fernandes de Queiros, Pedro Fernández de Quirós, Pedro Queiroz, Pedro Fernandes Quir, Pedro Fernández de Quiros, Fernando de Quiros, Pedro Fernando de Quiros, Pedro Fernandez de Quir, Ferdinand de Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir 1830 1916 Markham, Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham, Clements Robert, Sir The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606" by Queirós is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work details the narratives of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, a key figure in early exploration efforts in the Pacific. The book explores his voyages, focusing on his aspirations to discover the Southern continent and the various challenges and events he faced during his expeditions. The opening portion of this historical narrative introduces the background of Quiros and his association with the Adelantado Alvaro de Mendaña on a voyage to the Solomon Islands. It sets the stage for the conflicts and challenges encountered during the expedition, while highlighting Quiros as the Chief Pilot who brings skills and navigation experience into the mix. Notably, it emphasizes the tensions among the crew members, notably the confrontations between Quiros and the Master of the Camp that foreshadow the upcoming difficulties faced during their journey. The text paints a vivid picture of the atmosphere aboard the ships and hints at the unfolding drama that navigators like Quiros would face in their search for new lands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41200/41200-h/images/new-cover.jpg en Oceania -- Discovery and exploration Mendaña de Neira, Alvaro de, 1542?-1595 Discoveries in geography -- Spanish Early maps G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 860558 860564 2024-09-17T10:16:41.034664 2023-09-18T05:23:41.984826 text/html text/html 859975 2012-10-27T15:08:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii 565978 2012-10-27T15:08:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 548243 2024-09-17T10:16:55.037630 application/epub+zip 564634 2024-09-17T10:16:44.133646 application/epub+zip 422709 2024-09-17T10:16:42.614671 application/epub+zip 1025661 2024-09-17T10:17:03.969574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631256 2024-09-17T10:16:53.388617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556654 2022-09-18T19:21:26.807418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719419 719183 2024-09-17T10:16:39.030731 2023-09-18T05:23:40.009788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 718773 2012-10-27T15:08:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 261192 2012-10-27T15:08:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 719607 2012-10-27T15:08:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261024 2012-10-27T15:08:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22399 2024-09-17T10:17:04.147546 application/rdf+xml 27104 2024-09-17T10:16:42.773656 image/jpeg 2537 2024-09-17T10:16:42.695656 image/jpeg 519248 2024-09-17T10:16:41.134714 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia