Many centuries ago, still the year ago of the Mr.
Vierzehnhundertzweiundneunzig a young sailor began to cross the
unexplored water.  Rudolf van Almaden me started as well as 1356 two
well armed with supplies filled frigates in Lagos.  Lagos, a place of
the dealers and farmers, however exactly the same the bandits.  With
its 17563 inhabitants it was in the periphery of 120 km the largest
city.  On the day of the departure was the 10.  Anniversary.  On 26
August 1346 a French inventor had discovered the cannon as advancement
of the catapult.  With this invention Rudolf on the seas felt safe.
Because it did not know, which dangers would place themselves
to its crew and the 40 cannons...
When Rudolf van Almaden mounted its ship, overcame him
together a strange feeling, fear and a fame.  But it was firmly
decided UNKNOWN QUANTITY the COUNTRY to bereisen.  In the evening of
the first daily the homeland coast on the horizon disappeared.  Its
journey resumed it inevitably in southwest direction always.
For three weeks now the sailors had seen no more country.
The supplies were enough still, but the mind of the crew lowered
itself.  Until today were them only four ships meets.  First of the
English crown, second and third a trading vessel and the latter was a
pirate ship.  But as it tried the frigates of Rudolf van Almaden too
kapern, met the first dozen of cannon balls already and always sank it
including crew in deep waters.  A few days after this event it met it
the Madeira island, was the second stadium of its expedition. It
refurbished men and supplies in the city Funchal.
After 2 of taegiger rest its next target was the Kanari
islands, which were explored by its father.  It headed for the
smallest island.  On this was only one city.  It carried the names of
its father.  There it created 3 for further days.  Here in San
Sebastian it was not any more...