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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I The Carolinas, or New Philippine Islands
- CHAP. II Voyage of Lozier Bouvet, in 1738-9, to search for Lands in the Southern Atlantic Ocean
- CHAP. III Voyage round the World, by Commodore George Anson
- CHAP. IV Wreck of the British Frigate the Wager; and the subsequent Proceedings and Adventures of Captain David Cheap, and his Ship's company
- CHAP. V Missionary Voyage to Patagonia. Voyage of the French Ship Le Condé of St. Malo
- CHAP. VI Voyage of the Spanish Ship Leon, to Chili and Peru; and her Return to Europe
- CHAP. VII Monsieur de Bougainville to the Malouines, or Falkland Islands
- CHAP. VIII Of Islands marked in the Charts of the Pacific Ocean, and in the Tables of Situations, concerning which no other notices are found
- CHAP. IX CONCLUDING CHAPTER
- Index
- Plate section
CHAP. V - Missionary Voyage to Patagonia. Voyage of the French Ship Le Condé of St. Malo
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAPTER I The Carolinas, or New Philippine Islands
- CHAP. II Voyage of Lozier Bouvet, in 1738-9, to search for Lands in the Southern Atlantic Ocean
- CHAP. III Voyage round the World, by Commodore George Anson
- CHAP. IV Wreck of the British Frigate the Wager; and the subsequent Proceedings and Adventures of Captain David Cheap, and his Ship's company
- CHAP. V Missionary Voyage to Patagonia. Voyage of the French Ship Le Condé of St. Malo
- CHAP. VI Voyage of the Spanish Ship Leon, to Chili and Peru; and her Return to Europe
- CHAP. VII Monsieur de Bougainville to the Malouines, or Falkland Islands
- CHAP. VIII Of Islands marked in the Charts of the Pacific Ocean, and in the Tables of Situations, concerning which no other notices are found
- CHAP. IX CONCLUDING CHAPTER
- Index
- Plate section
Summary
In 1745, a Voyage was ordered by the Spanish Government, to examine the Coast of Patagonia, principally with the design of obtaining communication with the natives, to learn how they were disposed for receiving the light of the Gospel.
For this voyage a frigate named the Sant Antonio, commanded by D. Joachim de Olivarez, was sent from Spain, first to Buenos Ayres. A Jesuit named Josef de Quiroga, who had many years, previous to his entrance into the Holy Order, followed the profession of a mariner, embarked in the Sant Antonio on this expedition, at the express desire of the Catholic King, and he was especially charged with the care of making observations. The distance of time is much too great for this Josef de Quiroga to be the person of that name who, in 1680, desolated the Ladrone Islands. Other Fathers of the same Order were joined to Quiroga at Buenos Ayres, one of whom, Thomas Falkner, a native of Great Britain or of Ireland, afterwards published in England, A Description of Patagonia, and the adjoining parts of South America. The instructions given to those entrusted with this expedition directed them to make a settlement at Port San Julian. On the 17th of December 1745, the Sant Antonio sailed out of the Rio de la Plata.
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