Basque Explorers in the Pacific Ocean (Occasional Papers) - Softcover

Douglass, William A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935709607 ISBN 13: 9781935709602

Verlag: Center for Basque Studies Press, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

The Pacific Ocean was for several centuries, from the discovery of the Strait of Magellan in 1520 until Cook's voyages in the 1700s, considered to be the "Spanish Lake." However, Spain was never a monolithic entity and this book then considers "Spanish" exploration in the Pacific from the perspective of the Basques, who have an important maritime tradition and were key figures in Pacific exploration. From Juan Sebastián Elkano's taking over command of the Victoria after Ferdinand Magellan's death and completing the first circumnavigation of the planet to Andrés de Urdaneta's discovery of the north Pacific route from the Philippines to modern-day Acapulco, Mexico, Basque mariners and ships were pivotal in European incursion into this vast area.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Center for Basque Studies Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1935709607
• ISBN 13: 9781935709602
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 230
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