45' N. and long. 127 deg. 10' E.[18] and about
9 deg. 30' W. from the Ladrones,[19] in a direction nearly S.W. Formerly the
natives of these islands were all heathens, the Moors or Mahometans
having only had footing there for about fifty years before the arrival
of the Spaniards. Ternate is the most northerly of these islands, and
Batchian is almost under the line, being the largest of them all.[20]
[Footnote 18: This is the true position, reckoning the longitude from
Greenwich. In the original the longitude is said to be 170 deg. W. from the
first meridian of the voyagers, being Seville in Spain, which would give
174 deg. E. from Greenwich; no great error, considering the imperfect way in
which the longitude was then reckoned at sea. - E.]
[Footnote 19: This is a gross error, perhaps of the press, as the
difference of longitude is 16 deg. 30'. - E.]
[Footnote 20: The northern end of Batchian is in lat. 0 deg. 28', and its
southern extremity in 0 deg. 40', both south. - E.]
Departing from Tidore, the Spaniards were attended by several kings in
their canoes to the isle of Mare,[21] where this royal company took
leave of them with much apparent regret. In this isle they left one of
their ships which was leaky, giving orders to have it repaired, for its
return to Spain. Being now reduced to forty-six Spaniards and thirteen
Indians, they directed their course from Mare towards the S.W. passing
the isles named Chacotian, Lagoma, Sico, Gioghi, Caphi, Sulacho,
Lumatola, Tenetum, Bura [Bouro?] Arubon [perhaps Amboina?] Budia,
Celaruri, Benaia, Ambalao, Bandon [perhaps Banda?] Zorobua, Zolot,
Moceuamor, Galian, and Mullua, besides many others possessed by
Mahometans, heathens, and canibals.
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