Cabot determined to abandon his commission to the moluccas, and to find the country whence the silver came.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
The occupation of the Philippines and moluccas gave rise to new disputes between Spain and Portugal as to their rights under the Treaty of Tordesillas.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
Birds of Paradise were articles of tribute from native chiefs, and a sacred character belonged to the feathered tribe, wheeling between earth and sky above the spicy groves of the alluring moluccas.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings