Journal….
May 24, 1500
“…One month ago was the last time we have seen the land of Brazil. We are now sailing eastward to India and as we approach the Cape of Good Hope we are met by these violent storms once again. In this encounter I lost four of my vessels and hundreds of men. On the ships we had stored a great abundance of Brazil wood and all of it was lost with the four vessels except for just a small amount we stored on another ship….”
“…One month ago was the last time we have seen the land of Brazil. We are now sailing eastward to India and as we approach the Cape of Good Hope we are met by these violent storms once again. In this encounter I lost four of my vessels and hundreds of men. On the ships we had stored a great abundance of Brazil wood and all of it was lost with the four vessels except for just a small amount we stored on another ship….”
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