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Jaume Ferrer sets out from Mallorca for the "River of Gold", the Senegal River.
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Jaume Ferrer
14th-century Majorcan sailor and explorer
Jaume Ferrer was a Majorcan sailor and explorer. He sailed from Majorca on 10 August 1346 to find the legendary "River of Gold," but the outcome of his quest and his fate are unknown. He is memorialized in his native city of Palma, Majorca.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mallorca
Island in the Mediterranean Sea
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Senegal River
River in West Africa
The Senegal River ; Wolof: Dexug Senegaal, Arabic: نهر السنغال, romanized: Nahr as-Siniġāl, Hassaniyya pronunciation: [nahrˤ əs.säjnigaːl], French: Fleuve Sénégal) is a 1086-kilometre-long (675 mi) river in West Africa; much of its length marks part of the border between Senegal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 10
Day of the year
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 143 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)