With the decrease of the latitude
and the entrance into a warm climate the island of Cenizas [ashes]
is seen, and afterward that of Cedros [cedars]. Thence one sails until
the cape of San Lucas is sighted, which is the entrance of [the gulf
of] California. From that one traverses the eighty leguas intervening
to the islands of Las Marias and the cape of Corrientes ["currents"],
which is on the other side of California in Val de Vanderas ["valley of
banners"], and the provinces of Chametla. Thence one passes the coast
of Colima, Sacatul, Los Motines ["the mutinies"], and Ciguatanejo,
and enters the port of Acapulco--without having made a way-station or
touched land from the channel of Capul in the Filipinas throughout
the voyage. The voyage usually lasts five months or thereabout,
but often six and even more. [266]
By way of India, one may sail from the Filipinas to Espana, by making
the voyage to Malaca, and thence to Cochin and Goa, a distance
of one thousand two hundred leguas. This voyage must be made with
the brisas.
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