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Corrections to 4/10/2010

Spanish spelling and accenting errors:
Alfonsina’s, Agua Verde, Alarcón, C. Mendocino, Caballo, Calmallí, Comandante, Conchó, El Infierno, Esmeralda, Espíritu, Guerrero, Lancha, Los Vagabundos del Mar, Matanchel, Mar del Sur, Mazatlán, Mendocino, Molino, Pangueros, Pichilingüe, Sanctotis, Santa Agueda, Santa Eugenia, Sinaloan, Tenochtitlán, Villavicencio.

Second opinions:
Cabrillo: Some American historians now believe that Cabrillo was more likely Spanish than the often cited Portuguese. P 137
Cortés’ La Paz encampment site: The center of the city, marked by the IMSS hospital, may have been the site because of a better water source than at Pichilingüe. Vizcaíno encamped on the Cortés site. Pichilingüe provided a much deeper, safer, and more accessible anchorage. Both sites have advocates. P 110
Vizcaíno and the Santa Ana: Wagner cites a letter indicating Vizcaíno was aboard and submits chronology to prove that it was possible. Mathes, a more current historian, claims the letter to be false and cites chronology to prove Vizcaíno could not have been on the ship. P 139
The submarine H-1 probably was salvaged, perhaps secretly, for her brass scrap content during the 1940s according to Torrance Parker a San Pedro commercial diver. Rumors of her being found/ not found, in 1992 may have been created by several an unsuccessful searches that year by several ventures including one made by Peter Jensen, Baja California shipwreck expert. P 180

Corrections and clarifications:
The Manila galleon’s initial eastward voyage was in 1565 not 1540 P x
Monterey Bay should be replaced by Mendocino (Cape). P x
The San Carlos and San Antonio departed ….in “1796”: should be “1769”. P xi
The Great White Fleet’s target practice in Magdalena Bay was in 1908 not 1912: P xiv
Colorado delta tidal variation: “…up to 40 feet” should be “…up to 30 feet”. P 4
The USS Dale is incorrectly called a “frigate” The ship is a-sloop-of- war. P 62, 63
The San José took refuge in Puerto Escondido in September 1769. P 101. After rebuilding at San Blas, she sailed to San Lucas, then departed for San Diego on June,1770 and was never seen again. P 145
The Principe arrived at San Diego 18 days earlier than the San Carlos not 25 days as written. P 116
The Ohio is a ship-of-the-line not a sloop. P 121
“alandra” should be “balandra”. “1762” should be “1862”. P 122
Bahía San Lucas aerial photo should be credited to David B. Dewey. P 138
The Pride of Baltimore is a replica of a War of 1812 privateer rather than a replica of a 1850’s topsail schooner. P 193
The commander of the San José was Vicente Villa not Juan Perez. P 196
The Hotel Playa, built in 1930, was closed at the beginning of WW II. On reopening after the war, it was known as the Riviera del Pacifico until its final closure in 1964. P 227.
Replace “Pacific California Historical Society” with “San Diego Historical Society”. P 277
Re the San Carlos at Cedros Island: Replace “after” with “before” in center column, bottom. P 196
The El Triunfo Mines’ requirement for added labor occurred in 1862 not 1762. P 122