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Set sail
1492
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Christopher Columbus set sail and had an Arabic interpreter to communicate with oriental people.
Training interpreters
1502
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Training a captive Indian for the job of interpreter. They communicated with signs and gestures.
Magellan's acquisitions
1511
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During the siege of Malaca, Magellan had acquire Entique.
Shipwrecked in Yucatan
1511
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Geronimo de Aguilar had been shipwrecked in Yucatan; he had a shipmate, Gonzalo Guerrero, had survived and made their lives among the Chontal Maya.
Expedition to Mexico
1517
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Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba led an expedition to what was to become Mexico.
Meeting with Spanish Privy Council
1517
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Magellan had travelled back to Europe with his master, was with him at first meeting with Spanish Privy Council in Seville.
Julian's return
1518
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Julian returned to Yucatan from Cuba under the leadership of Juan de Grijalba.
Confirmed status
1519
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Marina's status as intermediary between Spaniards and the people of Mexico was confirmed.
La Malinche
1519
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A woman known as "La Malinche" was given to Hernan Cortes.
Marina
1519
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Marina was one of the twenty women given to Cortes by Chontal-Maya leader on the Tabasco coast.
Marina as interpreter
1519 - 1526
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Marina interpreted for Cortes at key points in the conquest of Mexico and its mentioned regularly in the chronicles of these years.
Return to the coast
1520
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Malinche leaves the city with Cortes when he returned to the coast.
Dealings with Rajah
1521
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Enrique played a key role in similar dealings with Rajah Humabon of Cebu.
Magellan's death
1521
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On April 26th, Magellan was killed by Si Lapulapu's fighters.
Misunderstanding
1521
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Enrique did not understand anything said by the natives. However he was able to communicate as Malay was lingua franca of diplomacy.
Negotiations with allies
1521
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Cortes negotiates with his allies and their forces return to destroy Tenochtitlan.
Malinche and Juan Camarillo
1525
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She fades from the record after reports of her marriage to Juan Camarillo.
Malinche's daughter
1526
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Birth of Malinche's daughter, Maria.
Ibrahim's Bey's story
1537
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Ibrahim Bey's story is fairly-well documented. He was sold to the Turks by his Tartar kidnappers.
João Rodrigues improves
1577
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João Rodrigues took his vows.
João Rodrigues moves
1577
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João Rodrigues starts living in Japan.
Exploring North America
1584
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Elizabeth I granted Walter Raleigh the right to explore North America.
Philip Amadas as captain
1585
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Two ships sailed to America under captain Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlow.
Intermediaries roles
1587
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Manteo had an important role as intermediary on the English side, appears to have been confirmed by his baptism.
Audience with Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1591
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Alessandro Valignano was granted an audience with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese ruler.
Negotiations
1593
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Negotiations with the Governor of Nagasaki.
Executions
1597
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The execution of 26 Cristians.
San Felipe affair
1597
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Troubles with the San Felipe affair.
English Settlement
1607
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The English Settlement in Jamestown raised to comparable tensions.
Jamestown
1608
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Thomas Savage landed in Jamestown.
Jamestown
1609
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Henry arrived in Jamestown.
Conflict with priesthood
1614
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All priest were expelled.
Settlement with Patowomeke people
1614
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Spelman settled with the Patowomeke people.
Governor gets replaced
1619
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Henry was accused by fellow-interpreter Robert Poole of denouncing Jamestown's Governor Sir George Yardley and predicting his replacement.
Savage's warning
1622
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Savage warned Jamestown's Governor that Wyatt was planning an attack but the Governor did not believed him.
Topaia
1760
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Topaia was in member of ruling circle that dealt with visitors.
James Cook and the natives
1768
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James Cook had instructions to deal with natives that communicated with friendly signs painting of things and asking what they were.
Topaias discovery
1769
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Topaia tried to ease the situation and found their language so near his own he could tolerably well understand them all to keep peace.
Topaia's death
1770
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Topaia died.
New Translation Chamber
1833
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The authorities established a new Translation Chamber that started training their own Turkish mother-tongue, Muslim dragomans.