1525-27

Possible voyage by Joäo Afonso in the San Lesmes, who had been driven south from west of the Straits of Magellan. Very  unusual winds may have carried him to the coast of New Zealand and on to Australia, where the San Lesmes was wrecked, possibly around Warnambool. Afonso and his crew then travelled up the east coast to the latitude of Rockhampton, where he met up with Gomes de Sequeira, who had been exploring from the Moluccas. 

© Ian Hughes 2013