Henderson Island References
The following references were helpfully provided by
Francisco Felipe (fran@bcsnetwork.es)
Fernandez Quiros, one of the most skillful navigators of his time,
sailed in his 2nd trip from Callao (Peru) the 21st of December 1605
reaching Ducie
(he named it "Luna puesta") the 26th of January 1606
and Henderson three days later.
The captains of the other ships of his fleet sighted Ducie and
Henderson, as well.
- Donald D. BRAND: The Pacific Basin: A History of
its Geographical Explorations, New York, 1967, page 136
- M.L. Rienzi:
Historia de la Oceania, o quinta parte del mundo, 4 Volumes, Barcelona
1845-1846, Volume 2, page 235
- Francisco MORALES PADRON:
Los Descubrimientos de Mendana, Fernandez Quiros y Vaez de Torres y sus
relaciones de viajes, published in the Anuario de Estudios
Americanos,
Nr. XXIII, Sevilla 1966, page 1027
- Amancio LANDIN CARRASCO:
Islario Espanol del Pacifico, Madrid 1984, pages 40, 77 and 78.
- Celsus KELLY:
La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo, the Journal
of Fray Martin de Munilla and other documents relating to the Voyage of
Pedro Fernandez Quiros to the South Sea..., 2 Volumes,
Cambridge 1966, Vol. 1,
table A and page 39.
According to R.W. ROBSON (The Pacific Islands Handbook, New York
1946, page 126), Henderson was captain of the whaling ship Essex,
sighting the island in 1820.
Back to Henderson Island
Lynn Garry Salmon <>{