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Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery

by Res

A lost mariner’s place in the Age of Discovery

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A lost mariner’s place in the Age of Discovery

The book revisits a Spanish expedition launched from a concealed Mexican port to challenge Portugal’s trade monopoly with the Orient. Its central undertaking was not only to cross the Pacific, but to find a way back—the vuelta, described here as never before accomplished. Four ships and their navigators set out from Navidad, with the account drawing attention to a Black mariner whose achievement, the description says, had been lost to history. The subject brings together imperial ambition, the demands of long-distance navigation, and the historical recovery of an overlooked figure.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in the Age of Discovery and Spanish maritime history.
  • Readers exploring Pacific voyages and the history of navigation.
  • Readers interested in biographies that bring overlooked historical figures into view.

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Age of DiscoverySpanish explorationPacific navigationOverlooked Black history

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Book overview

The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery--and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history

It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal's monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific--and then, critically, to attempt the never-before-accomplished return, the vuelta. Four ships set out from Navidad, each one carrying a dream team of navigators. The smallest ship, guided by seaman Lope Mart
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