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Colonial History of Early Settlers

In the late sixteen century, there existed a powerful belief amongst European explorers that a great continent must exist in the Southern Hemisphere in order to balance the huge land masses of the Northern. Two Spanish expeditions had left Peru in a fruitless search, with only the Solomon Islands reached.

A Portuguese lieutenant on this second expedition, Pedro Ferdinand de Quiros, had saved the expedition when the Pilot, Mendana, died at Santo Cruz, by successfully navigating the return voyage to the Philippines. For the next ten years de Quiros partitioned the Spanish crown to sponsor yet another expedition. In 1605 his wish was granted and he was ordered to find this great land mass, colonise it and convert any native to Catholicism. (The then Spanish king was Pope Clement VIII).

On December 21st de Quiros left Peru with three small ships and 140 adventurers, seamen, soldiers and monks. After a less than harmonious voyage, he arrived once more in the Solomon's and learned th ... Read More...