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Conquering the Pacific : an unknown mariner and the final great voyage of the Age of Discovery / Andrés Reséndez.

Reséndez, Andrés, (author.).

Summary:
"The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery-and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history"-- Provided by publisher.
"The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery-and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal's monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific--and then, critically, to attempt the never-before-accomplished return, the vuelta. Four ships set out from Navidad, each one carrying a dream team of navigators. The smallest ship, guided by seaman Lope Martín, a mulatto who had risen through the ranks to become one of the most qualified pilots of the era, soon pulled far ahead and became mysteriously lost from the fleet. It was the beginning of a voyage of epic scope, featuring mutiny, murderous encounters with Pacific islanders, astonishing physical hardships-and at last a triumphant return to the New World. But the pilot of the fleet's flagship, the Augustine friar mariner Andrés de Urdaneta, later caught up with Martín to achieve the vuelta as well. It was he who now basked in glory, while Lope Martín was secretly sentenced to be hanged by the Spanish crown as repayment for his services. Acclaimed historian Andrés Reséndez, through brilliant scholarship and riveting storytelling-including an astonishing outcome for the resilient Lope Martín--sets the record straight. "-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781328515971
  • ISBN: 1328515974
  • Physical Description: xiii, 283 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, charts ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A global race -- Dream team -- Navidad -- A disappearance -- Mar abierto -- The tiny islands -- "The island of the thieves" -- The far side of the world -- Vuelta -- Fall from glory -- Survival and revenge -- At the Spanish court -- Epilogue.
Subject: Legazpi, Miguel López de, 1510?-1572 > Friends and associates.
Martín, Lope.
Pilots and pilotage > Biography.
Philippines > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Pacific Ocean > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Explorers > Spain > Biography.
Barra de Navidad (Mexico) > History, Naval.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 12 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 959.9 RESENDE (Text) 50686016088671 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Indian Valley Public Library 959.9 Reséndez History (Text) 39427103613477 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
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