September 15, 1560 - Trimley St-Martin, Ipswich - Thomas Cavendish is born
October(?) 1(?), 1572 - Nettleshead, Suffolk - 12-year-old Cavendish inherits a fortune from his father's estate. He and his mother go living with Lord Wentworth at Nettleshead, Suffolk
October(?) 1(?), 1575 - Cambridge - 15-year-old Cavendish enters Corpus Christi College
October(?) 1(?), 1577 - Nettleshead, Suffolk(?) - 17-year-old Cavendish leaves College and spends the next 8 years in luxurious living
January(?) 1(?), 1584 - London - Becomes a member of Parliament for Shaftesbury, Dorset =(START)
January(?) 1(?), 1584 - London - Becomes a member of Parliament for Shaftesbury, Dorset =(START)
April 9, 1585 - Plymouth - Cavendish departs to Virginia in the second expedition organized by Walter Raleigh. Sir Richard Grenville in command with 600 settlers, five main ships: "Tyger" (Grenville), "Roebucke" (John Clark), "Lyon" (George Raymond), "Elizabeth", and "Dorothie". Indians "Manteo" and "Wanchese" were part of the crew. (We're not sure in which ship Cavendish was on. We follow Admiral Grenville's "Tyger" on the principle that Cavendish was on board).
April 12(?), 1585 - Off the Coast of Portugal - A severe storm separates Grenville's "Tyger" from the rest of the fleet
April 14, 1585 - Off Lanzarote, Canary Islands - The "Tyger" sails past the Canary Islands
May 7, 1585 - Dominica - Grenville reaches Dominica
May 12, 1585 - Guayanilla Bay, SW Puerto Rico - Grenville arrives alone in Puerto Rico and anchors in the "Baye of Muskito" (Guayanilla Bay). He gives orders to build a small fort
May 29, 1585 - Guayanilla Bay, SW Puerto Rico - Grenville, tired of waiting for the remaining ships, sets fire to the fort and loots two spanish ships before leaving Puerto Rico
June 1, 1585 - La Isabela, Hispaniola (N. Dominican Republic) - The "Tyger" anchors in the port of La Isabela. Grenville invites the inhabitants to to aboard the ship.
June 3, 1585 - La Isabela, Hispaniola (N. Dominican Republic) - Grenville invites the spanish governor to have dinner aboard the "Tyger". With this gesture, Grenville is able to get all sorts of supplies to their planned settlement
June 7, 1585 - La Isabela, Hispaniola (N. Dominican Republic) - Grenville departs to Virginia, via Bahamas
June 9, 1585 - Caicos Island, Turks & Caicos - Grenville anchors at Caicos Island and lands to search for salt ponds
June 16, 1585 - (While off Northern Bahamas) - The "Lyon", the "Roebucke" and the "Dorothie" arrive at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. 30 men from the "Lyon" land on Croaton Island to wait for the other ships of Raleigh's expedition. Captain George Raymond decides to proceed to Newfoundland for privateering, leaving the other two ships waiting for Grenville.
June 20, 1585 - Coast of Florida - Sailing along the Coast of Florida
June 23, 1585 - Cape Fear, S. of Wilmington, North Carolina - The "Tyger" is close to being wrecked at the shoals of Cape Fear
June 26, 1585 - Ocracoke Island, North Carolina - Grenville reaches Ocracoke Island.
He reunites with the "Roebucke" and the "Dorothie"
June 29, 1585 - Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina - Grenville sails through Ocracoke Inlet, but the "Tyger" strikes a shoal, ruining most of the food supplies. The ship has to be repaired
July 3, 1585 - Roanoke Island, North Carolina - Grenville sends a small company with Wanchese to inform king Wingino of their arrival. Unlike "Manteo", who was well adapted to the english, "Wanchese" never agreed to be taken to England and as the chance arrives, chases away the english company and informs his tribe that the english are not trustworthy
July 5(?), 1585 - Ocracoke Inlet - Grenville reunites with "Roebucke" and "Dorothie", which had arrived in the Outer Banks with "Lyon" some weeks previous. "Lyon" had dropped off its passengers and left for Newfoundland for privateering
July 6, 1585 - Hatteras (Croatoan) Island, North Carolina - Grenville sends "Manteo" with John Arundel to Croatoan Island, where they find the men that disembarked from the "Lyon"
July 11, 1585 - Mainland North Carolina - Grenville, "Manteo" and 60 men begin exploring the mainland
July 12, 1585 - Pomeiooc (Indian village) - Visit to Pemiacum, an indian chief who was enemy of Wingino. John White makes watercolor sketches of the village
July 13, 1585 - Aquascogoc (indian village) - Visit to the village of Aquascogoc
July 15, 1585 - Secotan (indian village) - Visit to the village of Secotan, enemies of Aquascogoc
July 16, 1585 - Aquascogoc (indian village) - Grenville sends Phillip Amadas to Aquascogoc to recover a silver cup the indians had stolen from a group of explorers / colonists. Not inclined to return the cup to the english, Grenville chases away the inhabitants, burns the village of Aquascogoc and the corn crops
July 21, 1585 - Dasamonquepeuc, Roanoke Island, North Carolina - Grenville sails north to Roanoke Island and asks King Wingino's brother Granganimeo for permition to settle in the north of the island
July 27, 1585 - Hatoraske, Roanoke Island - Grenville sails to the north of the Island. Ralph Lane is appointed Governor of the new colony, sending letters to Richard Hakluyt and Phillip Sidney (Walsingham's son-in-law)
August 17, 1585 - Roanoke Island, North Carolina - 107 men disembark to establish a colony at the north end of the Island, and start building a fort
August 25, 1585 - Roanoke Island - Grenville sets sail to England for provisions, planning to return by Easter of 1586
August 31, 1585 - Off Bermuda - Grenville captures the spanish galleon "Santa Maria de San Vicente" (after a 3-day battle)
September 10, 1585 - North Atlantic Ocean - The "Tyger" and the "Santa Maria de San Vicente" (Grenville's) loose sight of each other during bad weather
October 1, 1585 - Falmouth, England - Grenville and Cavendish return to England
October 18, 1585 - Plymouth - Grenville takes the spanish prize to Plymouth
January(?) 1(?), 1586 - London - Member of Parliament for Wilton. Orders the building of a 120-tons ship with 18 cannons, to be named "Desire"
July 21, 1586 - Plymouth - Cavendish departs from Plymouth with 123 men in 3 ships, the "Desire" (120-tons, 18 cannons), the "Content" (60-tons, 10 cannons) and the "Hugh Gallant" (40-tons)
July 26, 1586 - Off Cape Finisterre, NW Spain - Cavendish gets involved in a 3-hour skirmish with 5 biscayne ships
August 1, 1586 - Off Fuerteventura, Canary Islands - Cavendish sails past the Canary Islands
August 7, 1586 - Coast of Rio de Oro, (Western Sahara) - Sailing along the Coast of Rio de Oro
August 13, 1586 - Cape Blanco (Ras Nouadhibou, Mauritania/Western Sahara) - Cavendish reaches Cape Blanco
August 15, 1586 - Latitude of Cape Verde - Reaches the latitude of Cape Verde
August 18, 1586 - Sierra Leone - Cavendish reaches Sierra Leone, in the Coast of Africa
August 23, 1586 - (South side) of Sierra Leone - Cavendish anchors "on the south side of Sierra Leone"
August 26, 1586 - (South side) of Sierra Leone - The ships anchor inside the harbour
August 29, 1586 - Sierra Leone - Cavendish captures a portuguese ship and attempts to burn a native village
September 6, 1586 - Off Sierra Leone - Cavendish begins crossing the Atlantic
November 1, 1586 - Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil - Cavendish arrives in Brazil
November 23, 1586 - Ilhabela, São Paulo - Cavendish sets sail to the south after they complete building a pinnace
December 17, 1586 - Puerto Deseado, Argentina - Cavendish sails into an estuary and names the harbour as Port Desire, after his flagship (Puerto Deseado/Desired Port in spanish)
December 28, 1586 - Puerto Deseado - Cavendish sails from puerto Deseado
December 30, 1586 - Island SE of Puerto Deseado, Argentina - The crew stops to kill penguins and salt them
January 2, 1587 - Cape E. of Rio Gallegos - Cavendish sails past a cape 51º south
January 6, 1587 - Mouth of the Strait of Magellan - Cavendish reaches the Strait of Magellan
January 7, 1587 - Strait of Magellan (narrowest part) - The expedition finds 24 starving spanish, remnants of an attempted settlement, south of that place
January 8, 1587 - Santa Magdalena Island, near Punta Arenas, Chile - In two hours, the crew kills and salts two barrelfuls of penguins for food
January 14, 1587 - Santa Magdalena Island - Cavendish continues voyage
January 21, 1587 - Muskle Cove, Strait of Magellan - After 6 days at Muskle Cove, Cavendish sails NW by W in the second half of the Strait
February 24, 1587 - Exit of the Strait of Magellan - Cavendish emerges from the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific Ocean
March 1, 1587 - South Chilean Coast - Cavendish runs into a storm. As the ships are pushed north, the "Hugh Gallant" is separated from the other two
March 15, 1587 - Santa María Island, SW of Talcahuano, Chile - The storm lasts 4 days, making it impossible for the men to sleep. On the 15th, the "Hugh Gallant" is reunited to the others, between Santa Maria Island and the mainland
March 16, 1587 - Santa María Island - The english land and the indians provide them with supplies from the spanish
March 19, 1587 - Concepción, Chile - Cavendish anchors at Concepción without going on land
March 30, 1587 - Quintero Bay, N. Valparaíso (Chile) - Arrival to Quintero Bay, in Valparaiso. Skirmishes with the Spanish leave twelve men dead. The spanish loose 24 men
April 5, 1587 - Quintero Bay, N. Valparaíso (Chile) - Cavendish leaves Quintero Bay
April 15, 1587 - Arica, Chile - Cavendish anchors at Arica. The friendly indians there supply the english
April 23, 1587 - Arica, Chile - Cavendish takes a barque loaded with wine
May 3, 1587 - Arica, Chile - Cavendish captures a large Spanish ship and four barques
May 14, 1587 - Pisco, Peru - Arrival at Pisco
May 17, 1587 - Pisco, Peru - Two spanish ships laden with food supplies are taken. The "Hugh Gallant" rejoins the other two ships
May 20, 1587 - Paita, N. of Peru - Cavendish enters the port of Paita and captures a barge, occupying the city
May 25, 1587 - Puná Island, Equador - Arrival at Puná Island where they find a good harbour nearby (Machala) and a ship at anchor, which they sink
June 2, 1587 - Machala, S. of Puná Island, Equador - During rest and careening, the english are attacked by Spaniards from Guayaquil, who kill 12 english. In retaliation, later in the day Cavendish sets fire to the island buildings
June 5, 1587 - Machala, S. of Puná Island, Equador - Cavendish leaves Puná Island after 11 days there
June 9, 1587 - The "Hugh Gallant" is sunk for shortage of men
July 9, 1587 - Coast of Guatemala - Cavendish captures two more ships (one on 10th)
July 12, 1587 - Line of the Equator - Cavendish sails past the Line of the Equator
July 26, 1587 - Mouth of the Copalita River, Oaxaca, Mexico - Cavendish anchors at the mouth of River Copalita to load fresh water. On the same night they depart aboard a pinnace and row to Huatulco
July 27, 1587 - Huatulco, SE Acapulco - Arrival to Huatulco aboard the pinnace. Cavendish plunders a ship and burns the town
July 29, 1587 - Huatulco - The ships are brought from Copalita to load water at Huatulco
August 2, 1587 - Huatulco - After replenishing his ships, Cavendish departs, decided to sail directly to the Philippines
August 24, 1587 - Barra de Navidad, Mexico - Cavendish lands at Barra de Navidad, after overslipping Acapulco
September 8, 1587 - Chacala, N. of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Cavendish reaches Chacala
September 10, 1587 - Chacala - Cavendish continues voyage after loading fresh fruits
September 24, 1587 - Mazatlán, Mexico - Cavendish reaches Mazatlán, an area rich in fish and fruits
September 27, 1587 - Island de Venados(?), Mazatlán - Reaches the Gulf of California and puts in at an island above Mazatlán to careen the ships
October 9, 1587 - Island of Venados(?) - Departs at night to Cape San Lucas
October 14, 1587 - Cape San Lucas, Baja California - Arrival at Cape San Lucas. Cavendish starts patrolling the area looking for the spanish ship he was told about in Mexico
November 4, 1587 - Cape San Lucas - Cavendish captures the "Santa Ana", a 600-ton Spanish ship coming from the Philippines. Two pilots (a portuguese and a spanish) familiar with the Philippines and Ladrones Island are taken
November 16, 1587 - Cape San Lucas - Cavendish leaves 180 Spanish captives ashore and empties the "Santa Ana", setting fire to the ship
November 17, 1587 - Cape San Lucas - Cavendish begins the Pacific crossing. The "Content" begins slowing down and looses contact, later disappearing. Meanwhile, "Santa Ana" drifts onto the coast where the spanish extinguish the flames and take the ship to Acapulco.
January 3, 1588 - Guam, Ladrones Islands (Marianas) - Cavendish reaches the Ladrones Islands. There he trades iron tools for fresh supplies, water and wood
January 14, 1588 - Cape Spiritu Santo, NE Samar Island, Philippines - Cavendish reaches the Philippines
January 15, 1588 - Capul, Philippines - Arrival to the small island of Capul, in the Philippines
January 16, 1588 - Capul - The portuguese pilot catches the spanish pilot smuggling a letter to spanish authorities and reports him to Cavendish. The spanish pilot is hanged
January 23, 1588 - Capul - Taken for a Spaniard, Cavendish manages to load all kinds of supplies
January 28, 1588 - Off Manila - Cavendish takes another ship and hangs the Spanish traitor pilot
February 8, 1588 - Off Gilolo (Halmahera) Island, Maluku Islands - Cavendish sails past Gilolo (Halmahera) Island without stopping
February 14, 1588 - W. of Banda - Sailing west past the Islands of Banda
March 5, 1588 - E. Island of Java - Cavendish, eager to return to England, arrives on the island of Java. There, he finds a couple of portuguese who were told by the spanish that their king was dead. They rejoice when Cavendish tells them that their king is very much alive and in England
March 16, 1588 - E. Island of Java - After 11 days of socializing with the Portuguese on the Island, Cavendish sails again
May 11, 1588 - Coast of Eastern South Africa - The Coast of Eastern South Africa is sighted after sailing through a storm all day and night of 10th
May 16, 1588 - Cape of Good Hope - Cavendish rounds the Cape of Good Hope
June 9, 1588 - St.Helena Island - Cavendish arrives to St. Helena Island - stays for 11 days
June 20, 1588 - St.Helena Island - After loading wood and water, Cavendish sets sail to England
July 3, 1588 - Line of the Equator - Cavendish crosses the Line of the Equator
August 24, 1588 - Off Corvo and Flores Islands, Azores - The Western group of Islands of the Azores are sighted
September 3, 1588 - Off Lisbon, Portugal - Off Lisbon, a Flemish ship gives the news of the english victory over the Spanish Armada
September 9, 1588 - Plymouth, England - Cavendish arrives at Plymouth, still facing the same storm that hit the Spanish Armada
May 18, 1590 - Mortlake, London - Thomas Cavendish visits John Dee
August(?) 1(?), 1591 - Southampton(?) - Admitted a free burgess of Southampton
August 26, 1591 - Plymouth - Cavendish departs in another expedition of 5 ships, himself as admiral on the "Leicester Galleon". John Davis is the master of the "Desire". Other ships were the "Roebucke" (John Cocke), "Black Pinnace" (Tobias Parris) and the "Daintie"
October(?) 2(?), 1591 - Line of the Equator - Cavendish is 27 days without wind on the Line of the Equator!
November 29, 1591 - On the way to Rio de Janeiro - Cavendish loots a portuguese slaveship loaded with supplies from Pernambuco to River Plate
December 5, 1591 - Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, near Rio de Janeiro - The english, sick and starving, are forced to plunder some colonist and indian houses
December 16, 1591 - Santos, São Paulo, Brazil - Frustrated attack on Santos
December 25, 1591 - Santos - Cavendish storms the town of Santos and remains there for two months
February 1(?), 1592 - São Vicente (near Santos) - The english attack São Vicente and burn some sugar mills
February 8, 1592 - Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil - Cavendish attacks the Bay of Vitória and is repelled with many casualties
March(?) 1(?), 1592 - On the way to Magellan Strait - The expedition is caught in a storm and is scattered
March 6, 1592 - Puerto Deseado, Argentina - The first ships arrive at Puerto Deseado, a planned meeting point
March 31(?), 1592 - Puerto Deseado, Argentina - Cavendish sets sail for Magellan Strait
April 8, 1592 - Mouth of the Strait of Magellan - Arrival to the Strait of Magellan
April 14, 1592 - Beginning of the Strait of Magellan - Cavendish enters the strait and finds bad weather and ice
May(?) 12(?), 1592 - Cove at the beginning of the Strait of Magellan - After 4 weeks sheltered in a cove, Cavendish asks John Davis for advice
May(?) 15(?), 1592 - Mouth of the Strait of Magellan - After discussing their situation, Cavendish takes his idea forward and they depart for the "Cape"
May(?) 17(?), 1592 - Southern Coast of Argentina - Shortly after leaving the Strait and steer to Santos, Brazil, they face more storms!
May 20, 1592 - (While off the Coast of Argentina) - The "Desire" and the "Black Pinnace" loose touch with the other ships and put into Puerto Deseado to wait for Cavendish
June(?) 1(?), 1592 - Bay south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Cavendish arrives south of Rio de Janeiro and waits for Davis (in vain)
June(?) 15(?) - Off St.Helena Island - Cavendish is unable to reach St.Helena island in continuous adverse winds. A few hours from the island, he decides to head to England, in desperate need of new sails
July 1, 1592 - Off Ascension Island - Unable to find Ascencion island on his way to England, Cavendish dies, worn out with privations and disappointment, aged 31 =(END)
Bibliography
HAKLUYT, Richard - "Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation"
April 12(?), 1585 - Off the Coast of Portugal - A severe storm separates Grenville's "Tyger" from the rest of the fleet
April 14, 1585 - Off Lanzarote, Canary Islands - The "Tyger" sails past the Canary Islands
May 7, 1585 - Dominica - Grenville reaches Dominica
May 12, 1585 - Guayanilla Bay, SW Puerto Rico - Grenville arrives alone in Puerto Rico and anchors in the "Baye of Muskito" (Guayanilla Bay). He gives orders to build a small fort
May 29, 1585 - Guayanilla Bay, SW Puerto Rico - Grenville, tired of waiting for the remaining ships, sets fire to the fort and loots two spanish ships before leaving Puerto Rico
June 1, 1585 - La Isabela, Hispaniola (N. Dominican Republic) - The "Tyger" anchors in the port of La Isabela. Grenville invites the inhabitants to to aboard the ship.
June 3, 1585 - La Isabela, Hispaniola (N. Dominican Republic) - Grenville invites the spanish governor to have dinner aboard the "Tyger". With this gesture, Grenville is able to get all sorts of supplies to their planned settlement
June 7, 1585 - La Isabela, Hispaniola (N. Dominican Republic) - Grenville departs to Virginia, via Bahamas
June 9, 1585 - Caicos Island, Turks & Caicos - Grenville anchors at Caicos Island and lands to search for salt ponds
June 16, 1585 - (While off Northern Bahamas) - The "Lyon", the "Roebucke" and the "Dorothie" arrive at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. 30 men from the "Lyon" land on Croaton Island to wait for the other ships of Raleigh's expedition. Captain George Raymond decides to proceed to Newfoundland for privateering, leaving the other two ships waiting for Grenville.
June 20, 1585 - Coast of Florida - Sailing along the Coast of Florida
June 23, 1585 - Cape Fear, S. of Wilmington, North Carolina - The "Tyger" is close to being wrecked at the shoals of Cape Fear
June 26, 1585 - Ocracoke Island, North Carolina - Grenville reaches Ocracoke Island.
He reunites with the "Roebucke" and the "Dorothie"
June 29, 1585 - Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina - Grenville sails through Ocracoke Inlet, but the "Tyger" strikes a shoal, ruining most of the food supplies. The ship has to be repaired
July 3, 1585 - Roanoke Island, North Carolina - Grenville sends a small company with Wanchese to inform king Wingino of their arrival. Unlike "Manteo", who was well adapted to the english, "Wanchese" never agreed to be taken to England and as the chance arrives, chases away the english company and informs his tribe that the english are not trustworthy
July 5(?), 1585 - Ocracoke Inlet - Grenville reunites with "Roebucke" and "Dorothie", which had arrived in the Outer Banks with "Lyon" some weeks previous. "Lyon" had dropped off its passengers and left for Newfoundland for privateering
July 6, 1585 - Hatteras (Croatoan) Island, North Carolina - Grenville sends "Manteo" with John Arundel to Croatoan Island, where they find the men that disembarked from the "Lyon"
July 11, 1585 - Mainland North Carolina - Grenville, "Manteo" and 60 men begin exploring the mainland
July 12, 1585 - Pomeiooc (Indian village) - Visit to Pemiacum, an indian chief who was enemy of Wingino. John White makes watercolor sketches of the village
July 13, 1585 - Aquascogoc (indian village) - Visit to the village of Aquascogoc
July 15, 1585 - Secotan (indian village) - Visit to the village of Secotan, enemies of Aquascogoc
July 16, 1585 - Aquascogoc (indian village) - Grenville sends Phillip Amadas to Aquascogoc to recover a silver cup the indians had stolen from a group of explorers / colonists. Not inclined to return the cup to the english, Grenville chases away the inhabitants, burns the village of Aquascogoc and the corn crops
July 21, 1585 - Dasamonquepeuc, Roanoke Island, North Carolina - Grenville sails north to Roanoke Island and asks King Wingino's brother Granganimeo for permition to settle in the north of the island
July 27, 1585 - Hatoraske, Roanoke Island - Grenville sails to the north of the Island. Ralph Lane is appointed Governor of the new colony, sending letters to Richard Hakluyt and Phillip Sidney (Walsingham's son-in-law)
August 17, 1585 - Roanoke Island, North Carolina - 107 men disembark to establish a colony at the north end of the Island, and start building a fort
August 25, 1585 - Roanoke Island - Grenville sets sail to England for provisions, planning to return by Easter of 1586
August 31, 1585 - Off Bermuda - Grenville captures the spanish galleon "Santa Maria de San Vicente" (after a 3-day battle)
September 10, 1585 - North Atlantic Ocean - The "Tyger" and the "Santa Maria de San Vicente" (Grenville's) loose sight of each other during bad weather
October 1, 1585 - Falmouth, England - Grenville and Cavendish return to England
October 18, 1585 - Plymouth - Grenville takes the spanish prize to Plymouth
January(?) 1(?), 1586 - London - Member of Parliament for Wilton. Orders the building of a 120-tons ship with 18 cannons, to be named "Desire"
July 21, 1586 - Plymouth - Cavendish departs from Plymouth with 123 men in 3 ships, the "Desire" (120-tons, 18 cannons), the "Content" (60-tons, 10 cannons) and the "Hugh Gallant" (40-tons)
July 26, 1586 - Off Cape Finisterre, NW Spain - Cavendish gets involved in a 3-hour skirmish with 5 biscayne ships
August 1, 1586 - Off Fuerteventura, Canary Islands - Cavendish sails past the Canary Islands
August 7, 1586 - Coast of Rio de Oro, (Western Sahara) - Sailing along the Coast of Rio de Oro
August 13, 1586 - Cape Blanco (Ras Nouadhibou, Mauritania/Western Sahara) - Cavendish reaches Cape Blanco
August 15, 1586 - Latitude of Cape Verde - Reaches the latitude of Cape Verde
August 18, 1586 - Sierra Leone - Cavendish reaches Sierra Leone, in the Coast of Africa
August 23, 1586 - (South side) of Sierra Leone - Cavendish anchors "on the south side of Sierra Leone"
August 26, 1586 - (South side) of Sierra Leone - The ships anchor inside the harbour
August 29, 1586 - Sierra Leone - Cavendish captures a portuguese ship and attempts to burn a native village
September 6, 1586 - Off Sierra Leone - Cavendish begins crossing the Atlantic
November 1, 1586 - Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil - Cavendish arrives in Brazil
November 23, 1586 - Ilhabela, São Paulo - Cavendish sets sail to the south after they complete building a pinnace
December 17, 1586 - Puerto Deseado, Argentina - Cavendish sails into an estuary and names the harbour as Port Desire, after his flagship (Puerto Deseado/Desired Port in spanish)
December 28, 1586 - Puerto Deseado - Cavendish sails from puerto Deseado
December 30, 1586 - Island SE of Puerto Deseado, Argentina - The crew stops to kill penguins and salt them
January 2, 1587 - Cape E. of Rio Gallegos - Cavendish sails past a cape 51º south
January 6, 1587 - Mouth of the Strait of Magellan - Cavendish reaches the Strait of Magellan
January 7, 1587 - Strait of Magellan (narrowest part) - The expedition finds 24 starving spanish, remnants of an attempted settlement, south of that place
January 8, 1587 - Santa Magdalena Island, near Punta Arenas, Chile - In two hours, the crew kills and salts two barrelfuls of penguins for food
January 14, 1587 - Santa Magdalena Island - Cavendish continues voyage
January 21, 1587 - Muskle Cove, Strait of Magellan - After 6 days at Muskle Cove, Cavendish sails NW by W in the second half of the Strait
February 24, 1587 - Exit of the Strait of Magellan - Cavendish emerges from the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific Ocean
March 1, 1587 - South Chilean Coast - Cavendish runs into a storm. As the ships are pushed north, the "Hugh Gallant" is separated from the other two
March 15, 1587 - Santa María Island, SW of Talcahuano, Chile - The storm lasts 4 days, making it impossible for the men to sleep. On the 15th, the "Hugh Gallant" is reunited to the others, between Santa Maria Island and the mainland
March 16, 1587 - Santa María Island - The english land and the indians provide them with supplies from the spanish
March 19, 1587 - Concepción, Chile - Cavendish anchors at Concepción without going on land
March 30, 1587 - Quintero Bay, N. Valparaíso (Chile) - Arrival to Quintero Bay, in Valparaiso. Skirmishes with the Spanish leave twelve men dead. The spanish loose 24 men
April 5, 1587 - Quintero Bay, N. Valparaíso (Chile) - Cavendish leaves Quintero Bay
April 15, 1587 - Arica, Chile - Cavendish anchors at Arica. The friendly indians there supply the english
April 23, 1587 - Arica, Chile - Cavendish takes a barque loaded with wine
May 3, 1587 - Arica, Chile - Cavendish captures a large Spanish ship and four barques
May 14, 1587 - Pisco, Peru - Arrival at Pisco
May 17, 1587 - Pisco, Peru - Two spanish ships laden with food supplies are taken. The "Hugh Gallant" rejoins the other two ships
May 20, 1587 - Paita, N. of Peru - Cavendish enters the port of Paita and captures a barge, occupying the city
May 25, 1587 - Puná Island, Equador - Arrival at Puná Island where they find a good harbour nearby (Machala) and a ship at anchor, which they sink
June 2, 1587 - Machala, S. of Puná Island, Equador - During rest and careening, the english are attacked by Spaniards from Guayaquil, who kill 12 english. In retaliation, later in the day Cavendish sets fire to the island buildings
June 5, 1587 - Machala, S. of Puná Island, Equador - Cavendish leaves Puná Island after 11 days there
June 9, 1587 - The "Hugh Gallant" is sunk for shortage of men
July 9, 1587 - Coast of Guatemala - Cavendish captures two more ships (one on 10th)
July 12, 1587 - Line of the Equator - Cavendish sails past the Line of the Equator
July 26, 1587 - Mouth of the Copalita River, Oaxaca, Mexico - Cavendish anchors at the mouth of River Copalita to load fresh water. On the same night they depart aboard a pinnace and row to Huatulco
July 27, 1587 - Huatulco, SE Acapulco - Arrival to Huatulco aboard the pinnace. Cavendish plunders a ship and burns the town
July 29, 1587 - Huatulco - The ships are brought from Copalita to load water at Huatulco
August 2, 1587 - Huatulco - After replenishing his ships, Cavendish departs, decided to sail directly to the Philippines
August 24, 1587 - Barra de Navidad, Mexico - Cavendish lands at Barra de Navidad, after overslipping Acapulco
September 8, 1587 - Chacala, N. of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Cavendish reaches Chacala
September 10, 1587 - Chacala - Cavendish continues voyage after loading fresh fruits
September 24, 1587 - Mazatlán, Mexico - Cavendish reaches Mazatlán, an area rich in fish and fruits
September 27, 1587 - Island de Venados(?), Mazatlán - Reaches the Gulf of California and puts in at an island above Mazatlán to careen the ships
October 9, 1587 - Island of Venados(?) - Departs at night to Cape San Lucas
October 14, 1587 - Cape San Lucas, Baja California - Arrival at Cape San Lucas. Cavendish starts patrolling the area looking for the spanish ship he was told about in Mexico
November 4, 1587 - Cape San Lucas - Cavendish captures the "Santa Ana", a 600-ton Spanish ship coming from the Philippines. Two pilots (a portuguese and a spanish) familiar with the Philippines and Ladrones Island are taken
November 16, 1587 - Cape San Lucas - Cavendish leaves 180 Spanish captives ashore and empties the "Santa Ana", setting fire to the ship
November 17, 1587 - Cape San Lucas - Cavendish begins the Pacific crossing. The "Content" begins slowing down and looses contact, later disappearing. Meanwhile, "Santa Ana" drifts onto the coast where the spanish extinguish the flames and take the ship to Acapulco.
January 3, 1588 - Guam, Ladrones Islands (Marianas) - Cavendish reaches the Ladrones Islands. There he trades iron tools for fresh supplies, water and wood
January 14, 1588 - Cape Spiritu Santo, NE Samar Island, Philippines - Cavendish reaches the Philippines
January 15, 1588 - Capul, Philippines - Arrival to the small island of Capul, in the Philippines
January 16, 1588 - Capul - The portuguese pilot catches the spanish pilot smuggling a letter to spanish authorities and reports him to Cavendish. The spanish pilot is hanged
January 23, 1588 - Capul - Taken for a Spaniard, Cavendish manages to load all kinds of supplies
January 28, 1588 - Off Manila - Cavendish takes another ship and hangs the Spanish traitor pilot
February 8, 1588 - Off Gilolo (Halmahera) Island, Maluku Islands - Cavendish sails past Gilolo (Halmahera) Island without stopping
February 14, 1588 - W. of Banda - Sailing west past the Islands of Banda
March 5, 1588 - E. Island of Java - Cavendish, eager to return to England, arrives on the island of Java. There, he finds a couple of portuguese who were told by the spanish that their king was dead. They rejoice when Cavendish tells them that their king is very much alive and in England
March 16, 1588 - E. Island of Java - After 11 days of socializing with the Portuguese on the Island, Cavendish sails again
May 11, 1588 - Coast of Eastern South Africa - The Coast of Eastern South Africa is sighted after sailing through a storm all day and night of 10th
May 16, 1588 - Cape of Good Hope - Cavendish rounds the Cape of Good Hope
June 9, 1588 - St.Helena Island - Cavendish arrives to St. Helena Island - stays for 11 days
June 20, 1588 - St.Helena Island - After loading wood and water, Cavendish sets sail to England
July 3, 1588 - Line of the Equator - Cavendish crosses the Line of the Equator
August 24, 1588 - Off Corvo and Flores Islands, Azores - The Western group of Islands of the Azores are sighted
September 3, 1588 - Off Lisbon, Portugal - Off Lisbon, a Flemish ship gives the news of the english victory over the Spanish Armada
September 9, 1588 - Plymouth, England - Cavendish arrives at Plymouth, still facing the same storm that hit the Spanish Armada
May 18, 1590 - Mortlake, London - Thomas Cavendish visits John Dee
August(?) 1(?), 1591 - Southampton(?) - Admitted a free burgess of Southampton
August 26, 1591 - Plymouth - Cavendish departs in another expedition of 5 ships, himself as admiral on the "Leicester Galleon". John Davis is the master of the "Desire". Other ships were the "Roebucke" (John Cocke), "Black Pinnace" (Tobias Parris) and the "Daintie"
October(?) 2(?), 1591 - Line of the Equator - Cavendish is 27 days without wind on the Line of the Equator!
November 29, 1591 - On the way to Rio de Janeiro - Cavendish loots a portuguese slaveship loaded with supplies from Pernambuco to River Plate
December 5, 1591 - Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, near Rio de Janeiro - The english, sick and starving, are forced to plunder some colonist and indian houses
December 16, 1591 - Santos, São Paulo, Brazil - Frustrated attack on Santos
December 25, 1591 - Santos - Cavendish storms the town of Santos and remains there for two months
February 1(?), 1592 - São Vicente (near Santos) - The english attack São Vicente and burn some sugar mills
February 8, 1592 - Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil - Cavendish attacks the Bay of Vitória and is repelled with many casualties
March(?) 1(?), 1592 - On the way to Magellan Strait - The expedition is caught in a storm and is scattered
March 6, 1592 - Puerto Deseado, Argentina - The first ships arrive at Puerto Deseado, a planned meeting point
March 31(?), 1592 - Puerto Deseado, Argentina - Cavendish sets sail for Magellan Strait
April 8, 1592 - Mouth of the Strait of Magellan - Arrival to the Strait of Magellan
April 14, 1592 - Beginning of the Strait of Magellan - Cavendish enters the strait and finds bad weather and ice
May(?) 12(?), 1592 - Cove at the beginning of the Strait of Magellan - After 4 weeks sheltered in a cove, Cavendish asks John Davis for advice
May(?) 15(?), 1592 - Mouth of the Strait of Magellan - After discussing their situation, Cavendish takes his idea forward and they depart for the "Cape"
May(?) 17(?), 1592 - Southern Coast of Argentina - Shortly after leaving the Strait and steer to Santos, Brazil, they face more storms!
May 20, 1592 - (While off the Coast of Argentina) - The "Desire" and the "Black Pinnace" loose touch with the other ships and put into Puerto Deseado to wait for Cavendish
June(?) 1(?), 1592 - Bay south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Cavendish arrives south of Rio de Janeiro and waits for Davis (in vain)
June(?) 15(?) - Off St.Helena Island - Cavendish is unable to reach St.Helena island in continuous adverse winds. A few hours from the island, he decides to head to England, in desperate need of new sails
July 1, 1592 - Off Ascension Island - Unable to find Ascencion island on his way to England, Cavendish dies, worn out with privations and disappointment, aged 31 =(END)
Bibliography
HAKLUYT, Richard - "Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation"
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