Relation of the expongnable attempt and conquest of the yland of Tercera, and all the ylands thereto adioyning: don by Don Albaro de Bacan, Marques of Santa crnz [sic], the cheefe comme[n]dador of Leon, and captayne generall of his Maiestie. And of all the enemies that were in the sayd ylande, and of the bulwarkes, artilerie, and munitions of the citie of Angra, and townes and vilages thereto belonging: and of the dwellers therin, and of all the punishment that was done vpon them. Done in An. 1583

THurseday the 23 day of Iune, in the yeare of our Lord 1583, vpon the euen of the glorious S. Iohn Baptist, the Marques Santa-cruz departed out of the riuer of the Citie of Lis∣burne, with fyue great shippes called Gal∣lions, and two Galiazes, twelue Gallayes, 30 bigge ships, 12 Pataxes, and 15 Zabras, 14 Caruels of Portugall, and seuen flat bot∣tomed barkes to land people: and in all these shippes were 8976 souldiers, Spaniardes, Almaynes, and Italions of the companye of the maysters of the field, Dō Lope de Figue∣roa, Don Françisco de Bobadilla, & Don Iuan de Sandouall: And hee that was Coronell of the Almaynes, was the Earle Geronimo de Lodron: And the Italions vpon the charge of Lusio Pinatelo: & ouer a company of Por∣tugals, was Captaine Don Felix de Aragon. And there were of Mariners 3823: so that there was in all 12799. and 50 particuler Gentlemen, and 86 others retayned amongst them, and they had sixe monthes vittayles. And at such time as this armie did set sayle, and was going foorth to the Sea, the sippe called Santa Maria del Socorro, did strike vp∣on the catchippes against cast Calles: in the which shippe was the companye of Don Mi∣guell

de Cordona, & were constrayned there∣by to returne agayne into their Port. And Sonday being the 26, for that the tyme and weather did seeme to be pleasant and calme, the Marques was fully resolued, and did de∣termine to send the twelue Galies before, in the charge and gouernment of the Captayne Diego de Mediano. And Monday being the 27 daye, the Vdder of the shippe called Santa Maria de Acosta, did fall from her, for that it was not well set: and straighte waye they tooke out of her all the people she had, & put them into the Pataxes & caried them ashore: and so all the army did follow their vyage, with very scase windes, all vpon the Bow∣lyne, till it was Wednesday the 17 of Iuly, that they did discouer the Iland of S. Mighel. And vppon the Thurseday Don Iorge Man∣rique, he that was generall ouerseer of al the host and armye, went before in a small Pyn∣nise for to view the company of the Mayster of the field Augustin Inigues, and to ordayne his imbarking in the twelue Gallies which ariued there the fift day of the same moneth, at the citie of Punta Delgada. And to ordain all the Artillery and Moiles for to draw and cary them, with munitions and other neces∣saries belonging: and likewise to make in a

readinesse the barkes and other thinges fitte for the vyage. All the whole Nauie was tur∣ning at sea with calmes & windes that came of the Ilande, and could not by anye meanes come to an anker, in which time the Visead∣mirall did gather togeather al the rest of the Nauie, till the thirteenth of the month, at whithe time they came to an Anker at the towne of Ʋillafranca, and citie of Punta Del∣gada, in sight and distaunce the one from the other foure leagues. And from thence the Marques did passe in one of the Gallies vn∣to Punta delgada, to vnderstande the state of the Ilande, as well as the imbarking of the 2300 Souldiers, whiche they founde in the muster of the companye of Augustin Iniguez. And because that the winde was contrarye, he stayde his going till it was thurseday the 22 of Iulye, and came thither with all the whole Nauy together on the Saturday, be∣ing the 24 of the sayd moneth, at nine a clock of the day: and came to an anker in the play of the Towne of Sansebastian of the Ilande of Tercera, nigh vnto the Artilery of the Forts, who did shoote many Canons at the Galyon wherein the Marques was, and likewise at the rest of the Nauye as they entred in, for that the Ilande was fortifyed rounde aboute

with Fortes and Trenches, and very much people to defend them. And straighte waye the Marques did sende a particuler souldier with a Trumpet, to offer vnto the Frenche∣men & Naturalles the pardon and grace that he would giue them of their liues and goods as captayne generall: And to giue vnto the strangers shipping and leaue for to departe with their Ensigns, Armour, Drumme, and Flute: and he caryed with him the pattents and pardons in writing, the tenour & fourme whereof is as followeth.

DOn Albaro de Baçan, Marques of Santa∣cruz, Commendador, Mayor of Leon, Captayne generall of the Nauy and armye for the King Don Philip our Lord, To al thē that be dwellers, inhabitants, and abiders in the Iland of Tercera, and in all other places thereto adioyning, as well strangers as na∣turalles: It is well knowne to all, that his catholick Maiestie, that being, and as he is, naturall successor of the Kingdomes of Por∣tugall, the Indies, Orientalles, and of all the I∣lands and other partes comprehended in the Crowne: and so he ought to be acknowled∣ged and obeyed, for to be Soueraigne King and Lorde, of all the naturals of these king∣domes:

but forgetting their duetye herein, and farre from this acknowledging, there be some of these sayd Ilandes that hath admit∣ted into their company, people whiche doeth not only differ from them in nature, but also in customes and religion, and hath conspyred agaynst his royall Maiestie, and hath fallen into the daunger of Crimen laesae maiestatis, di∣uine and humayne, worthy of exemplar pu∣nishment: yet for all this, his catholick Ma∣iestie being moued with a christian zeale, and vsing his accustomed clemēcy in the seruice of God our Lord, and in all that in him lyeth to auoyde effusion of blood, considering that dayly increaseth obstinacie and disorder, be∣sides the offence that they doe vnto God, by the greate insolence of the Rebels, and diso∣bedience vnto his Maiestie, & vnto his highe name. And for that it is a thing whiche tou∣cheth the ryall conscience, the breuitie to put remedy herein, and to take awaye before our eyes this liuely example of disobedience, for that he hath procured by all meanes possible to put remedye therein: and nowe last of all vsing all benignitie, his Maiestie doeth giue and graunt grace vnto all the dwellers and inhabitants in the sayd Iland of Tercera and vnto all the rest hee doeth giue generall par∣don,

and ioyntly graunteth with their liues, securitie of all their goods and Cattles, and assuring more besides this, that they shall not bee sacked nor spoyled in no kinde of ma∣ner, but rather shall be defended in all their doinges with great quietneffe, vpon conditi∣on that without making any resistance, they will reduce themselues, and be subiecte and obedient vnto him, as vnto their naturall Lord and King, suffering and permitting to disimbarke alande all the people that doeth cowe in this ryall Nauy, or so many of them as I shal thinke best. And moreouer and be∣sides all this, in the name of his Maiestye I doe offer vnto all Frenchemen, and vnto all other strangers, of what state and condition soeuer he be, that will depart out of this I∣lande, and goe to his owne countrey, or whe∣ther soeuer his pleasure is, I wil let him de∣part liberally and clerely with al his goods and armour and apparell, and likewise I wil giue them shipping if that of their own pro∣proper will, they wil yield and surrender vp al the fortes that is in their power & charge, wholy dismamparing the said Iland. And I the sayd Captayne generall, in the name of his Maiestie, and by his ryall word, doe pro∣mise to perfourme and keepe this publique

pardon, in all, and for all, for that it is the de∣termined will of the king our Lorde that it should be so obserued and kept. And here I do make protestatiō, that if you do not keepe fulfill, and obey all that is herein contained, but doe perseuer in your obstinacie, and for∣cing to go forwards with your desperate in∣tents, your fault will be the greater, for that it doth proceede of his owne good will, and not by any force or constraining done herein, neyther by feare or anye other thing that might disturbe him, but your ill purpose a∣gaynst your naturall king. And I vsing the power which his Maiestie in this case hath graunted vnto me, from this time I doe pro∣nounce thē to be enemies and rebels against their king, and Traytors subiecte vnto the payne whiche they shall suffer: and here I doe protest, that all publique harmes, chastis∣mentes of blood, fyres, deaths, destructions, and deuastaciones y^t shall be done vpon all thē that doeth not come to acknowledge their o∣bedience vnto his Maiestie, but perseuer in their obstinacie, that it bee not imputed vnto his ryall Maiestie nor vnto my charge, but imputed vnto the default of those that be the rebels: And for the iustifying hereof, and confusion of their euill and perpetuall disho∣nour,

I do make them this commandement, for that they may remayne and liue with the time to see a great demonstration of mercye and Iustice.

Made in the Gallion the Admirall of this Nauie, called San Martin, being at the Ter∣cera the 23 of Iuly 1583.

Don Albaro de Baçan, At the commaunde∣ment of his Lordship. Andres de Morales.

The which pardon they would not admit, but answered them with very much shotte of Cannons and harcabuziers. And the better for to iustifie them in this case, they sent vn∣to them two Portugals, which they had ta∣ken in the Iland of San Mighel, of thē which was sent to spye out the Fleete, by Manuel de Silua in a small barke, by these they sente the securitie, and neuer hearde anye more of them. In this tyme the Marques in person did go and view all the Ilande, and had with him other particuler persons suche as were ingenious: and in the meane time the Mai∣sters of the field, captaynes, and Ensign bea∣rers, did in diuers partes sound to armour in the night, with the Galies and other vessels that went with owers procuring for to dis∣quiet them. In the end after that they had

taken the iudgementes of those whiche had seene the view, and being fully resolued, they entered into counsell, and concluded to giue the assault and enterprise in a narrow gut or creeke which was eaten with water like vn∣to a hauen, and was called of the Milles, al∣most a league from the place where we were at an anker, and two leagues from the citye of Angra, and a league from the village of the Playe: so that on tuesday the 26 of Iuly at 3 of the clocke in the morning, the Mar∣ques did depart with the Galies, carying forwardes as well as hee coulde, the greate barkes, Crares and Pynises, who by reason that they had so much people in them, they could not profit thēselues of their owers, for they caried at their first disimbarking 4500 souldiors, of the company of Don Lope de fi∣gueroa, and of these captaynes, Augustin de Herrera, Lazaro de Isla, Pedro Rosado, who was wounded with a Harquebuz shot, and dyed in the Citie of Angra, Miguel Ferrer, Diego Coloma, Don Iuan de cordoua, Miguel de Benesa, Don Bernardino de çunniga, San∣cho de solis, Don Iuan de Viuero and his En∣signe bearer, Alonso de Xeres, (whiche was one of the two Standard bearers, that did place the Ensignes vppon their Fortes and

Trenches) and Pedro de Santisteuan, who had a Harouebuz shot in his legge, in whose company went these particuler Gentlemen: Don Hugo de monçada, Don Godofre de Mendoça, Don Pedro Henriquez, Don Luyz Venegas, Don Aluaro de Beneuides Baçan, Don Iuan de Granada, Mercelo Caracheolo, Don Geronimo çapata, Don Bernardino de Mendoça, Don Diego de baça and the Mai∣ster of the field, Don Francisco de Bobadilla: with the Captaynes Don Antonio de Pasos, who was the first that went vpon the Tren∣ches and Fortes: Captayne Castellani, Iuan de Texeda, who did vse the office of the high Sergeante in all the companies: Diego de Cardinas, Soto Maior, Bustamante de Herrera, Iuan Fernandis de Luna, Diego de Ouiedo: And with them went these Gentlemē. Don Philip de Cordona, with the mayster of the field Don Francisco de Bobadilla, with them that went first: and Don Alonso de Rosas, Dō Gonsalo de Gueuara, Don Frācisco de Bena∣uides, Don Antonio de Solis, Don Fernando de Toledo, Don Francisco de Guzman, Don Geronimo de Virues, Dō Iuan de Butrō, Don Iuan de Pisa, Don Francisco de Aronda, Don Pedro Enriquez, the Captayne Melchior de Esparça, and the Maister of the field Augu∣stin

Inigues de çerate: with the Captaynes Diego Xuarez de salazar, Don Christoual de Açunna, Don Iuan de Castillio, Don Fernan∣do de Viuanco, Antonio Flores, Pedro Xime∣nez de Eredia, Christoual de Paz, Francisco Calderon, Hernando Pacho, Pedro de Angu∣lo, and the Ensigne bearer Xaramillo, who was one of the first that put vp their Ensign in their Trenche: And Gentlemen, Don Garcia de Cotes, and Don Iuan de Sandoual, vnder whose charge are the sixteene compa∣nies of Portugalles with their Captaynes, Geronimo Françes, Manuel de Vega, who re∣ceyued an Harquebuz shot in the Trenches, Antonio Serrano, who also had a harquebuz shot & a pricke in his thigh, Diego Valiente, Don Iuan de Mendoça, Don Iuan de Medra∣no, Sancho de Bullon, Don Iuan de Lanuça, Don Sancho de Escobar, Don Esteuan del A∣guila, Iuan de la rea, Francisco de la Rocha, Martin de Herrera, and with them these Gen∣tlemen: Don Pedro Ponce de Leon, Dō Iuan de castelui, Don Francisco de Borja, Nofre de Bernegal, (who was the first that was slayn) Don Bartolome de Maya, and the Earle Ge∣ronimo de Lodron, with these Captaynes: The Earle Nicolo de Lodron, the captayne Carlos, the captayne and cheefe Sergeante

Curcio: and aduenturers, Don Francisco Pe∣renot, comēdador de Sparragosa, of the order of Alcantara, Mos de la Mota: And Lucio Pi∣natelo, with the Italions, and the Captayne Fray Vicencio of Afflicto, both of them were wounded with Harquebuziers: and aduen∣turers, Miguel Caxa, a Gentleman of Na∣ples, who being in a barke, hee was wounded with a Harquebuz shot vpō one of his armes, and Don Felix de Aragon with the company of Portugals, who was wounded with two Harquebuz shot, one on his shoulder, and an other on his thigh, and they slew his Ensign bearer, and woūded his Sergeant, and Don Cristoual Nieto, who was wounded likewise with two Harquebuz shot, And at foure a clock in the morning at the breake of the day the Marques did enter with his Gallye and had with him Don Pedro de Tolledo, Mar∣ques of Villa Franca, and Duke of Fernandi∣na, Don Lope de Figueroa, Don Pedro de Pa∣dilla, Don Iorge Maurique general ouerseer: Don Cristobal de Erasso, Dō Iuan Manrique, Don Luys de Sandoual, Don Alonso de idia∣quez, Don Luys de Boria, Don Pedro Ponce de Leon Brothers sonne vnto the sayd Mar∣ques, Don Antonio Enriques, Diego de mirā∣da, Iuan de Vrbina, Iuan Martines de Recalde,

Don Antonio de Portugal in the same, in the sight of the Mill to giue assault against the forts and trenches, and put themselues with the whole bodie of the Galley, where as they did receiue much shotte both of cannons and muskets which they did shoote from the bul∣warks, then straightway the Galley began to batter and ouerthrowe the Artillerie of the enemie, and all the rest of the Gallies as they did draw nigh did giue the batterie, so that with the batterie of the Admrial Gally, & of al the rest, the other Barks went a shore and did lande people vppon the sides of the fortes, and ouerthwart the trenches, al∣though it was done with great difficultnes and labour, and the soudiours did get vp in partes and places that was very aspar and receiued great repulse of hargabusses and muskets: but in the end they did get both the fortes and trenches which the french Soul∣diers had vpon their charge, with their cap∣tayne Borgonion, a person of whome they had a great opinion amongest thē. And straighte waye the Marques wente foorth in a small barke, and in an other smal barke went forth the Gentlemen that were with him in his Gallye, and making an ende of the first dis∣imbarking a Land, they tooke the moūtains

and hilles of all partes, and did ordaine Don Lope de Figuereo general maister of the field that he should frame the campes with their wings, with Hargubuziers and Muskets, so that our people of the maine ward did get vp∣on the enemie. And those which were in the formost winges, was Don Pedro de Toledo, & Don Pedro de Padilla with other Gentlemen and Captains that were of the company of y^t first disimbarking, so that becwixt them they began to charge many skirmeges till suche time as they put themselues three quarters of a leage from the Sea side, wheras was the whole force and strength of their Armie, al∣waies skirmeshing very valiantly, charging and receyuing, so that our people did winne and lose a place whiche they had for their se∣curitie, in such sort, that it was needeful that the Marques, who was in the face of his ar∣mye, to put himselfe forward two times for to courage & animate the harquebuziers. And at this time the second disimbarking did ioin with the first, at the which Don Iorge Manri∣que ouerseer generall, returned & made them to come forewardes, with sixe Peeces of or∣dinance with the which they shot at their e∣enimies, likewise al the rest of munitions vit∣tals & water for to refresh al the people that was skirmishing, for that in those parts there

was none to be had but must bring it from the shippes, by which disimbarking they were strenghthened with these Captaines, Rodrigo de Vargas, Miguel de Oquendo, Ma∣rolin and Carlos, So that they were conti∣nually fighting in the face of the Armies, and the enemie had eyght peeces of Artille∣ry with the which they did shoote at our peo∣ple, making there assault in strange maner, with much shrikes and showtes as though they would ioyne togeather: So in the eue∣ning they did gather togeather to the num∣ber of a thousand kine or cattell wherewith they did procure to breake our araye and or∣der, and the Marques did commaunde the sargentes Mayors to giue order vnto the wi••ges of y^e Hargubussers that they shoulde noe shoote of a peece at the cattell, but that they should make them way without putting themselues out of order, and after that they were passed by they should trim them selues againe as before. There was hurt of our parte in this skirmish to the number of three hundred, and slaine threescore and ten, and by one Portugall on horsebacke which did passe into our Campe, they did vnderstande that amongst their enemies there were very many slaine and hurte, amougst whom was

the Liefeteuaunt of Manuel de Silua, his bro∣thers sonne and certayne frenche captaynes, so that they as well as the Portugals, were with a gallante resolution for to fighte one power to an other, and would not harken vn∣to the pardon and grace which the Maques did grauntr vnto them, and was presented vn∣to Manuel de Silua by the two men which the Marques did sende vnto them, as before is sayd•• so that it were euill with them in these skyrmeges and other attemptes, although there was entred to fuccour them a thous and fyue hundred frenchmen, and was generall ouer them the Commendador Mounsieur de Chatres, confine vnto the duke of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and brother in law vnto the moste christian king of Fraunce, besides more thē a thousand that were there before, so that with them, and the Naturall of the countre, they were nyne Thous ande fighting men, and they were all very well incamped, and in good order lyke souldiers, and that night our armye was in good aray, and had well fortifyed the wings of our Harquebuziers and muske••s, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 founde to armoure: so in the morning at the breake of the day, they retourned 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their skyrmishing, and our enemies did discharge their artilerie, and our armye did still gette

more and more, and the winges were still skyrmishing, in such sorte that they did take away the water from the enemies, & straight wayes they did win their Artilerie, and the village of San Sebastian, whiche was mayn∣tayned and kept by their armie, and they fled away vnto the mountaynes, and when our hoste had broken their cāpe, they tooke their way to the citie of Angra And the Marques did send the galies, that they should assaulte the Nauie of Frenchmen and Portugalles that was within the Porte: and to the whole campe did enter into the sayd citie withoute any resistaunce, and he did graunte them the spoyle for three dayes, and they did open the Prisons, and tooke oute of them all suche as were there for bearing fauour vnto his Ma∣iestie, and are these that followeth.

All such Spanyardes as were Pri∣soners.

IVan Augustin de Auila was taken Priso∣ner a yēre past, comming for Factor to S. Mighell.

Domingo de insauraga, which came a yere paste from the fyrme lande in the Shippe of aduise.

Iuan de iada, one that came in the same ship. Diego Garcia whome they tooke comming in aduise to Don Pedro de Valdes. The En∣signe bearer Carrion. The captayne Iuan de Aguirre, the sergeant Gutierrez, Iuan Lopez. Catalina & Eluira Gutierrez, her Daughter with three sonnes, that came from Florida in the ship of insauraga, and to the number of thirty Spaniards which they made to work in the Fortes.

Portugals that were in prison.

The captayne Antonio Rebelo, Pedro Yā∣nez Curado, Antonio Mendez, Domingo Ra∣lon, Iuan Aluarez, Antonio Gonçalez, Luyz Gonçalez, Francisco de Roche, Benito Mula∣to, Pedro de Las Vinnias, Iuan Domingues, Constantino Machado, Bras Noguera, Gaspar Delos Reyes, Diego Perez, Antonio Correa Pisanso, Diego Aluarez, El Licenciado Iuan Luys homo, Iuan Yannez, and Frutuoso, san∣chez of S. George.

So likewise the Galies entered into the Port of the Citie of Angra, and did take all these shippes following.