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English: This is a map of Matagorda Bay, Texas as of 1689. The map was drawn by Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora based on sketches compiled during the expedition of Alonso de Leon. The Spanish called the bay "Lago de San Bernardo". An F marks the spot of the French settlement, Fort Saint Louis, and "Navio Quebrado", or "broken ship", marks the spot where the French ship La Belle was grounded.
Čeština: Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora vytvořil tuto mapu zátoky Matagorda (Španělům známá jako zátoka San Bernardo) na základě náčrtků z expedice Alonsa De Leóna z roku 1689. Jako „F“ je označena Fort Saint Louis a jako „Navío Quebrado“ neboli „zlomená loď“ je označena La Belle.
Date 1690s
date QS:P,+1690-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Source reprinted in From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle by James E. Bruseth and toni S. Turner (2005), Texas A&M University Press
Author Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

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