bribery incident and, 328
death of, 376–77
dismissed as Captain-General, 330
elected Captain-General, 314
harem of, 329, 350
as pilot, 95–96
Casa de Contratación (House of Commerce), 26–27, 37, 42, 50, 59–61, 87, 113, 332, 407, 408, 410
San Antonio investigation and report of, 299–303
School of Navigation of, 331
Castroverde (lawyer), 300
Catherine, Saint, 51
Cauiao, 338–39
Cavit, 338
Cebu, 253, 255, 315
barter practices of, 267
burial customs of, 264–65
European names taken in, 271
expedition’s arrival in, 256–59
idols destroyed in, 273, 274–75
language of, 267–68
and Magellan’s authoritarianism, 272–73
May 1 massacre in, 294–97, 305
religious conversions in, 259–60, 268–72
sexual temptations of, 263–64
sick man incident in, 273–74
Celestial Spouse (goddess), 235
Cervantes, Miguel de, 117
Chamorros Indians, 223–28, 337
first encounter with, 223–25
navigation system of, 229–31
society of, 226–28
stolen skiff incident and, 228–29
chants, of seamen, 109
Charlemagne, 307–8, 310
Charles I, King of Spain, 11, 23, 24, 29–30, 33, 36, 37, 41–42, 46, 53, 59, 84, 93, 132, 133, 134, 145, 146, 148, 150, 176, 188, 191, 251, 269, 276, 304, 357, 358, 375, 406, 409
background of, 25
Elcano’s audience with, 399–400
Elcano’s letter to, 395–97
elected Holy Roman Emperor, 310
final instructions to Magellan of, 48–50, 349
follow-up expeditions ordered by, 410–12
imperial ambition of, 307–8
letter to King Manuel by, 48
Magellan’s contract with, 34–35
Magellan’s correspondence with, 44–45
Maximilian’s report to, 403
and return of San Antonio, 299
and return of Victoria, 397–99
Treaty of Saragossa and, 412–13
Valladolid capital of, 399–400
Charles Islands, 194
Chau Ju Kuo, 244
Cheai, 338–39
Cheaua, 338–39
Chechili (prince of Ternate), 360
Cheleule (devil), 166
Cheng Ho, 232–38
Chiericati, Andrea, 62
Chile, 202, 208, 413
China, 12, 13, 79–80, 81, 177, 202, 318
Brunei’s trade with, 326
legendary customs of, 373–74, 428n
Ming dynasty of, 233, 237
Treasure Fleets of, 232, 233–38, 326, 424n
Christmas Island, 213
Cimbonbon, 334, 363
cinnamon, 336–37, 341, 350
Clare, Saint, 130
cleanliness, on ships, 107
clothing, on ships, 107
cloves (Syzygium aromatica), 333, 336, 341, 342, 343–45, 346, 350, 351, 352, 391, 398, 400–401
harvesting of, 354–55
Coca, Antonio de, 55, 95, 104, 137, 147
coconuts, 240–41
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, ix, 79, 376
collagen, 216
Colmenero, Antonio Hernández de, 393
colondrini (flying fish), 206
Columbus, Christopher, 8, 11, 23–24, 27–28, 29, 32, 69, 76, 86, 119, 169–70, 202, 232, 362, 391
Concepción, 36, 55, 93, 95, 97, 113, 135, 160, 168, 182, 183, 189–90, 193, 205, 301, 363
deliberate burning of, 313–14
in Easter Mutiny, 136, 138, 141–43
condors, 184–85
Confucianism, 237
Constantinople, fall of, 13
Consulado del Mare (maritime code), 115–16
cooks, cooking, 114
Copernicus, 9
Corco, Guillermo, 377
Coriolis force, 209, 383
Cortés, Hernando, 411
cosmology, 2–3, 9–11
crocodiles, 334
crossbows, 247
Croy, Guillaume de, 30
Crusades, 77
da Costa, Álvaro, 40–41
da Gama, Vasco, 15–16, 31, 215–16, 238, 375, 407
Darién, 364, 378
Darwin, Charles, 156, 185, 186–87, 202
Dawson Island, 189
dead reckoning, 205–6, 410
Decades of the Newe Worlde or West India (Eden), 120–21
defecation, at sea, 111
de Mafra, Ginés, 134–35, 140, 142–43, 159, 200, 201, 202, 218–19, 220, 224–25, 245, 276, 282–83, 295, 366, 377, 378, 379, 407, 408, 420n
De Magalhãis (crusader), 17
Dias, Bartolomeu, 15, 37, 375
Díaz, Diego, 137
dorado (fish), 206
Drake, Francis, 181, 413
Duck Bay (Bahía de los Patos), 128
Eannes, Gil, 15
Easter Mutiny, 134–44, 159, 400, 420n
Cartagena in, 136, 138, 143, 302
Concepción recaptured in, 142–43
Elcano in, 136, 137–38, 141
Elorriaga’s death in, 136–38
Espinosa in, 140–41, 377
Magellan’s knowledge of, 135–36
Mendoza in, 135, 138, 140
onset of, 136–37
pardons in, 402–3
punishments given after, 144–51
Quesada executed in, 152
Quesada’s role in, 136–39, 141–43, 301–2
San Antonio in, 136–43, 301, 302
Trinidad in, 135–36, 138–39, 141, 143, 302
Victoria recaptured in, 139–41
Eden, Richard, 120–21, 212
Elcano, Juan Sebastián, 151, 292–93, 313, 314, 343, 364, 409
appointed captain of Victoria, 330, 336, 366
background of, 330–32
death of, 411
in Easter Mutiny, 136, 137–38, 141
fate of, 402
in follow-up expeditions, 410–11
in homeward voyage, 369–72, 374–75, 382, 384–90, 391, 392
inquiry testimony of, 400–403
King Charles’s audience with, 397–400
letter to King Charles by, 395–97
elephants, 324, 326
elephant seals, 184, 376, 420n
Elizabeth Island, 189
Elorriaga, Juan de, 136–37, 138
England, 8, 406
Eniwetok, 213
Enrique (slave), 31, 244, 246, 257, 277, 314, 424n
background of, 242–43
co-commander’s confrontation with, 292–93
expedition betrayed by, 293–97
as interpreter, 257–58, 263
Escalante de Mendoza, Juan de, 72
Escovar, Anton de, 283
Espinosa, Gonzalo Gómez de, 94, 140, 141, 294, 297, 314, 343, 347, 366, 376, 402, 429n
appointed captain of Trinidad, 330
in attempted voyage home, 376–81, 382
in Easter Mutiny, 140–41, 377
fate of, 407–9
Ethiopia, 87
eugenol (aromatic oil), 354
Evangelists (rock formation), 202
Expeleta, León, 297
eyeglasses, 326
falcones (guns), 247
Faleiro, Francisco, 22, 23, 29, 307
Faleiro, Ruy, 22, 23, 29, 34, 38, 40, 41, 47, 48, 56, 61, 104, 132, 148
fate of, 307
removed from expedition, 52–54, 57
Feneso, Guillermo, 297
Ferdinand II, King of Spain, 7–8, 11, 16, 24, 25, 27–28, 29, 76, 119, 120, 148, 269, 331
Fernandes, Antonio, 137
Filipinos, 239–45
Catholicism and, 250–53
food preparation by, 317
gold trade and, 254
religious beliefs of, 252
see also Philippines; specific tribes
Finé, Oronce, 413
flying fish (colondrini), 206
flying foxes (bats), 254
flying gurnard, 206
Fonseca, Juan Rodríguez de, 27, 32, 35, 56–57, 87, 94, 95, 153, 300, 304–5, 306
Magellan’s authority undermined by, 54–56
power of, 27–28
food, 57–59, 116
Fortunate Islands, 85
Fountain of Youth, 75–76, 82
France, 8, 13, 98, 307
Francis I, King of France, 308, 310, 404
Frederick, Emperor of the Romans, 77
Froes, Estêvão, 119–20
Froward Reach, 189–90
Fuegian Indians, 186–87
Fugger, House of, 37–38, 120, 308, 412
funeral rites, Javanese, 372
Gallego, Antonio, 283
Gallego, Vasco Gomes (Vasquito), 174, 182, 189, 389, 393
galleys, 14
Galvão, Antonio, 118–19, 344