But as to the discovery of the Cape Verdes in the Infant's lifetime, a controversy exists between the claims of Cadamosto and Diego Gomez, which must be shortly noticed. It is happily beyond controversy that five at least of the Archipelago were discovered within the Prince's own "period," as their names occur in a document of December 3, 1460, hereafter noticed. Cadamosto's claim to the discovery of the Cape Verde islands has been denied[191] on the following grounds: [Footnote 191: _E.g._ By Major, _Prince Henry_, 1868, p. 286-8, based on Lopes de Lima's _Ensaios sobre a Statistica das Possessoẽs portuguezas_, Lisbon, 1844; see Zurla's _Dissertazione_ of 1815.] 1. A mariner sailing from Lagos in early May could not anchor at Santiago on SS. Philip and James' day (May 1st), as stated by Cadamosto. 2. Cadamosto drove three days before the wind from Cape Blanco W.N.W. to Bonavista. But this lies 100 miles S.W. of Cape Blanco. 3. Cadamosto claims to have seen Santiago from Bonavista, which is impossible. 4. Cadamosto is wrong in speaking of any river in Santiago as a "bow-shot wide," or of salt and turtles as found in the island. To this it has been replied: 1. The first point is probably founded on a misprint. As a correction, d'Avezac[192] has suggested that Santiago was so called because the expedition _set out_ on May 1st. It has also been noticed that the German and French versions of Cadamosto's Italian text (which contains this mistake) give March and not May as the month of sailing, while the translation in Temporal's _Histoire de l'Afrique_ has July. Once more the festival of St. James (July 25th) has been suggested,[193] in exchange for that of SS. Philip and James. In support of this, the most likely alternative to a simple blunder, caused by haste, carelessness, and lapse of time, it is pointed out that Cadamosto seems to have arrived at the islands during the rainy season; that this season prevails from mid-June to November; and that the festival of St. James would agree with the time required for a voyage from Lagos, even if commencing not in March or May, but as late as the beginning of July. [Footnote 192: "Iles d'Afrique"....] [Footnote 193: On the strength of Temporal's text in the _Histoire de l'Afrique_,... Lyons, 1556, by H. Y. Oldham, _Discovery of Cape Verde Islands_ (paper of 15 pages; see especially 9-12).]