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“...The day having cleared, there having been much fog, we found ourselves to be in the best port that could be desired, for besides being sheltered from all the winds, it has many pines for masts and yards, and live oaks and white oaks, and water in great quantity, all near the shore. The land is fertile, with a climate and soil like those of Castile [Spain]; there is much wild game, such as harts, like young bulls, deer, buffalo, very large bears, rabbits, hares, and many other animals and many game birds, such as geese, partridges, quail, crane, ducks, vultures, and many other kinds of birds which I will not mention lest it be wearisome. The land is thickly populated with numberless Indians, of whom a great many came several times to our camp. They appeared to be a gentle and peaceable people.”
-from The Diary of Sebastian Vizcaino, 1602-1603
-from The Diary of Sebastian Vizcaino, 1602-1603
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"At the end of some days [we] arrived at a fine port, which was named Monterrey. It is in latitude of 37 degrees, in the same climate and latitude as Seville. This is where the ships coming from the Philippines to New Spain come to reconnoitre. It is a good harbor...In climate, in birds and game, in variety of animals and trees, in everything it is essentially like our Old Spain."
-from A Brief Report of the Discovery in the South Sea
by Fray Antonio de la Ascension, 1602-1603
-from A Brief Report of the Discovery in the South Sea
by Fray Antonio de la Ascension, 1602-1603