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The struggle for the South Atlantic : the Armada of the Strait, 1581-84
- Title
- The struggle for the South Atlantic : the Armada of the Strait, 1581-84 / edited by Carla Rahn Philips.
- Author
- Rada, Pedro de
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, for the Hakluyt Society, 2016.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xiv, 203 pages; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "This book contains the annotated translation of an account of Spain's Armada of the Strait, which traveled to Brazil and the Strait of Magellan under Don Diego Flores de Valdés in 1581-84. Pedro de Rada, the official scribe of the armada, kept a detailed, neutral chronicle of the venture which remained in private hands until 1999 but is now held in the Henry E. Huntington Library in San Marino, California. It is published here for the first time. The voyage came at a crucial juncture in global politics, when Philip II of Spain had claimed the throne of Portugal and its empire, and Francis Drake's daring peacetime raids had challenged the dominance of Spain and Portugal in the Americas."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Third series ; no. 31
- Uniform Title
- Relación. English
- Alternative Title
- Relación.
- Armada of the Strait, 1581-84
- Subjects
- Spain > Armada > History > 16th century > Sources
- Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina) > Discovery and exploration > Spanish > Early works to 1800
- Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro, 1532-1592 > Travel > Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina)
- Brazil > Description and travel > Early works to 1800
- South Atlantic Ocean > Navigation > Early works to 1800
- Rada, Pedro de > Relación > History and criticism
- Spain > History, Naval > 16th century > Sources
- Voyages and travels > Early works to 1800
- Rada, Pedro de > Travel > Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Overview -- Documentation of the voyage and Pedro de Rada's Relación -- Rada's manuscript -- Brazil as a venue for European rivalries -- The Spanish response to Drake's passage through the Strait of Magellan -- Personal conflict in the Armada of the Strait : Sarmiento versus Flores -- Planning and early preparations for the Armada -- Recruiting sailors and soldiers -- Final preparations -- The disastrous first departure from Spain -- Definitive departure of the Armada of the Strait -- From Cádiz to the Cape Verde Islands -- Arrival and layover in Brazil, 25 March-26 October 1582 -- The best laid plans go awry: the first attempt to enter the Strait -- Encounters with the expedition of Edward Fenton -- The second attempt to reach the Strait, January-February, 1583 -- The relief mission joins the Armada -- The third attempt to reach the Strait, and Sarmiento's complaints -- Flores focuses on the Armada's military mission -- The Battle of Paraíba and the return to Iberia -- Aftermath.
- Call Number
- JFF 17-521
- ISBN
- 9781908145154
- 1908145153
- 9781315406145 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2016025147
- OCLC
- 959965125
- YBP 2016025147
- Author
- Rada, Pedro de, author.
- Title
- The struggle for the South Atlantic : the Armada of the Strait, 1581-84 / edited by Carla Rahn Philips.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, for the Hakluyt Society, 2016.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Third series ; no. 31
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Phillips, Carla Rahn, 1943- editor.Hakluyt Society, sponsoring body.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 17-521