Basque Explorers
close menu
Bookswagon
search
My Account
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > Basque Explorers: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'Abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazn
Basque Explorers: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'Abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazn

Basque Explorers: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'Abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazn


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga Y Bazn, Andrs de Urdaneta, Catalina de Erauso, Armand David, Juan Bautista de Anza I, Domingo de Bonechea, Martin de Hoyarabal, Francisco de Ibarra, Juan Ortiz de Zrate. Excerpt: Andrs de Urdaneta Andrs de Urdaneta (Ordizia, Spain, November 30, 1498 June 3, 1568, Mexico City ) was a circumnavigator, explorer and Augustinian friar. As a navigator he achieved in 1528 the second world circumnavigation after first one led by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastin Elcano in 1522. Urdaneta discovered and plotted a path across the Pacific from the Philippines to Acapulco, Mexico (New Spain ), which came to be known as "Urdaneta's route." Early years Urdaneta was born in the town of Ordizia in the Basque province of Guipzcoa, Spain . Urdaneta was one of the few survivors of Loasa Expedition to reach the Spice Islands, just to be taken prisoner by the Portuguese, but eventually he managed to return to Europe in 1528, achieving the second world circumnavigation in history after an expedition which lasted nine years. King Charles I of Spain did not give him a very favourable reception either, and, wearied by his many adventures, he went to New Spain and entered the Augustinian Order . Further Seafaring At the death of the viceroy, Don Lus de Velasco, in 1564, New Spain had passed under the government of the Audiencia, one of whose first cares was to equip an expedition for the conquest and colonization of the Philippines. This had been ordered by Philip II in 1559, Fray Andrs de Urdaneta having been designated as the commander and the viceroy had the matter under consideration at the time of his death. Urdaneta was considered a great navigator, and especially fitte...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781155518114
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 56
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 95 gr
  • ISBN-10: 115551811X
  • Publisher Date: 04 May 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'Abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazn
  • Width: 229 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Basque Explorers: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'Abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazn
Books LLC -
Basque Explorers: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'Abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazn
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Basque Explorers: Juan Bautista de Anza, Antoine Thomson D'Abbadie, Juan Sebastin Elcano, Bruno de Heceta, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazn

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!