Two Documents About the Jesuit Missionary Band of 1632

From Habele Institute

Levesque, Rodrigue (1993). "Two Documents About the Jesuit Missionary Band of 1632". History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents. Volume 3, First Real Contact, 1596-1637. Gatineau, Quebec: Éditions Lévesque. pp. 613–615. ISBN 978-0-920201-03-9.


Abstract: Dutch accounts describe exploratory voyages in 1632, highlighting their naval reach across the Pacific. The narratives record sightings of islands that may correspond to parts of Micronesia. Spanish observers worried that Dutch familiarity with the Caroline Islands would undermine Iberian supremacy.