Conquering the Pacific by Andrés Reséndez

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/130687 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conquering the Pacific Author: Andrés Reséndez Narrator: Phil Morris Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins Release date: 09-14-21 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 34 ratings Genres: Armed Forces Publisher's Summary: It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal’s monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific - and then, critically, to attempt the never-before-accomplished return, the vuelta. Four ships set out from Navidad, each one carrying a dream team of navigators. The smallest ship, guided by seaman Lope Martín, a mulatto who had risen through the ranks to become one of the most qualified pilots of the era, soon pulled far ahead and became mysteriously lost from the fleet.