the first fleet arrived in tenerife on 3 june 1787.
the first fleet arrived in tenerife on 3 june 1787.
when did the first fleet arrived in tenerife?
3 june 1787
tenerife saw the arrival of the first fleet to botany bay in june 1787, which consisted of 11 ships that departed from portsmouth, england, on 13 may 1787 to found the penal colony that became the first european settlement in australia. the fleet consisted of two royal navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports, carrying between 1,000 and 1,500 convicts, marines, seamen, civil officers and free people (accounts differ on the numbers), and a vast quantity of stores. on 3 june 1787, the fleet anchored at santa cruz at tenerife. here, fresh water, vegetables and meat were brought on board. commander of the fleet, capt. arthur phillip and the chief officers were entertained by the local governor, while one convict tried unsuccessfully to escape. on 10 june they set sail to cross the atlantic to rio de janeiro, taking advantage of favourable trade winds and ocean currents.
tenerife
the "xia xiyang" provides valuable information, as described hereafter, about the dates and itinerary for this voyage. the fleet embarked from longwan (lit. "dragon bay") in nanjing on 19 january 1431. on 23 january, the fleet made a stop at xushan, a currently-unknown island in the yangtze, where the crew hunted animals. on 2 february 1431, the fleet sailed through the fuzi passage (present-day baimaosha channel) to the estuary yangtze river before arriving at liujiagang the following day (3 february). on 14 march 1431, the liujiagang inscription was erected there. on 8 april 1431, the fleet arrived at changle, where they remained until mid-december. the changle inscription, dated to the 11th month of the 6th year of the xuande reign, was erected during the end of their stay there. on 16 december, they traveled to the fu tou shan, possibly near fuzhou. the treasure fleet sailed through the wuhumen on 12 january 1431. on 27 january 1432, the fleet made a call at the capital city vijaya (near present-day qui nhon) of champa before departing on 12 february. on 7 march 1432, the fleet arrived at java, where they made port at surabaya. the fleet remained in the region before departing on 13 july. on 24 july 1432, the fleet arrived at palembang before departing on 27 july. from palembang, the fleet sailed down the musi river, through the banka strait, passing the lingga and riau archipelagos. the lingga and riau archipelagos had a considerable pirate population that posed a threat to passing ships, but these pirates posed no threat to the treasure fleet. on 3 august 1432, the treasure fleet arrived at malacca. the fleet departed from malacca on 2 september 1432. they traveled to semudera and arrived there on 12 september. on 2 november 1432, the fleet departed from semudera. on 28 november 1432, the fleet arrived at beruwala on ceylon. the fleet departed from beruwala on 2 december. they arrived at calicut on 10 december. the fleet departed from calicut to hormuz on 14 december 1432. they arrived at hormuz on 17 january 1433. the treasure fleet remained in hormuz for almost two months before traveling homeward on 9 march 1433.
ming treasure voyages