“_Por falta de pilotos, ó encubierta Causa quizá importante, y no sabida Esta secreta senda descubierta, Quedó para nosotros escondida Ora sea yerro de la altura cierta, Ora que alguna isleta removida Del tempestuosa mar y viento airado Encallando en la boca la ha cerrado._” “_Araucania_,” canto i., octs. 8 y 9. The expedition of Magellan was on his death brought to a glorious termination by Juan Sebastian de Elcano, with reference to whom Oviedo writes as follows:-- “_El cual, y los que con él vinieron me paresce á mí que son de mas eterna memoria dignos que aquellos argonáutas que con Jason navegaron á la isla de Colcos en demanda del vellocino de oro._” “_Hist. general de las Indias_,” part 2, lib. 20, cap. 1. [K] History of the Conquest of Peru; by William H. Prescott. Bentley. 1850. [L] See Ovalle. [M] On July 8th, 1730, and May 24th, 1751. On this account _New Conception_ was founded November 24th, 1764. [N] Fernandez, lib. II. c. 18. [O] The Abbé Ignatius Molina. [P] _Vide_ p. 94. [Q] Ovalle states that Caupolican, previously to his barbarous execution, desired with great concern to be baptised, and that he received the absolution.--_Relation of the Kingdom of Chile_, Book v., chap. xxiii. [R] The present Valdivia is merely a garrison. [S] Hawkins, in Hakluyt. [T] Hakluyt. [U] Hakluyt. Dr. Johnson, in his Life of Drake, judiciously omits all mention of his hero’s share in this slave-hunt. [V] Hakluyt. [W] It had previously been passed by Brouwer in 1642. See page 39, vol. ii. [X] “Purchas,” from Curder’s narrative. [Y] The initial letter of the Emperor Charles V. Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: Uraguay=> Uruguay {pg ix} at seven thousans=> at seven thousands {pg 26} future of that cavelier=> future of that cavalier {pg 47} the orders of the Catholics kings=> the orders of the Catholic kings {pg 66} should he set apart=> should be set apart {pg 80} from a maize of bushes=> from a maze of bushes {pg 108} place themselves under Gonzalo Pizzaro=> place themselves under Gonzalo Pizarro {pg 181} the support of Banalcazar=> the support of Benalcazar {pg 184} Voyage dans l’Amerigne Méridionale=> Voyage dans l’Amérigue Méridionale {pg 264} A coloquy now occurred=> A colloquy now occurred {pg 285} >Nombre de Dois=> >Nombre de Dios {pg 288} were called _Simerons_=> were called _Symerons_ {pg 288} Nombre de Dois=> Nombre de Dios {pg 288} the two survivers=> the two survivors {pg 294} thireen chests of silver=> thirteen chests of silver {pg 295} the master thiefe of the unknowne word=> the master thiefe of the unknowne world {pg 297} End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Spanish and Portuguese South America during the Colonial Period; Vol. 1 o, by Robert Grant Watson