Having interred all of them together, and said a mass for them, the Spaniards placed a cross over the sepulcher; and immediately the weather became calm, so that the caracoas were able to set out.
On that coast are headlands so difficult to double that sometimes the caracoas spend twenty or thirty days in voyages which in favorable weather require half an hour.
The enemy came, and our fleet sailed out; but half of the caracoas were wrecked in a storm.
The caracoas of the island of Oton and those of Cebu were prepared, which formed, as it were, two squadrons.
Many other caracoas of volunteer Indian chiefs joined them, so that all together they numbered thirty or forty.
An Indian soon came from the other visitas with the news that ten hostile caracoas were sailing for that place.
Other caracoas stealthily ventured to the Calamianes Islands, where some Spaniards came out to meet them, and captured two of their ships, and set free twenty captives from the island of Mindoro who were among their prisoners.
Fifteen othercaracoas were coasting the island of Paragua in company; and, two days before arriving at Borney, they encountered thirty caracoas of Joloans, who had recently quarreled with the Borneans.
The Spaniards pressed the Camucones so hard that seven of their caracoas went ashore on the island of Capul, where many of their Christian captives were set free.
He met six caracoas at sea, which he attacked and conquered--although most of the enemy escaped to land, as they were near the shore.
These Camucones, returning afterward to their own country, while they were coasting the island of Panay, were overtaken by a sudden storm, which drove three of their caracoas ashore.
For greater security, he told me that he would give two caracoas to guard me.
Three of their caracoas they abandoned on the sea, going aboard others to make their escape more easily.
Six caracoas did that, as well as six other boats from Basilan, under command of Adjutant Cristoval de las Heras, and manned by some Spaniards.
These people came to the Filipinas this year with seven caracoas and seventeen ajuangas, vessels resembling large galleys, but not so strong; ordinarily they carry four hundred men at the oars.
The men are protected from sun and shower in excellent quarters which neither the caracoas nor the galleys have.
Upon receipt of this news] two galleys were despatched from the city of Manila, in order that with the caracoas that were to be found in Zebu they might go to aid the fort.
The said Mindanao enemy came at the same time with ninety caracoas to the aid of the Dutch, and destroyed and burned many places along those coasts, and took many of their people captives.
As soon as the governor left Manila, the auditor had plenty to look after, because a squadron of twenty caracoas and other vessels from Mindanao entered the islands as far as the island of Luzon and its coasts, making captures.
Their flagship and almiranta caracoas protected the ships which were dropping behind and made them throw overboard what they could and work with all the strength of their paddles, assisted by their sails.
Then he equipped two caracoas for the service of the fleet with Indian crews and two Spaniards to direct them.
The two caracoas used as tenders could not follow because of a choppy sea, and a fresh northwester; they crossed within the bay, and under shelter of the land to the other side.
Thereupon they gained fresh resolution and courage, and united with the people of Buhahayen on the river, and equipped a number of caracoas and other craft, in order to descend upon the coast of Pintados to plunder them and make captives.
He learned that the enemy was there, from a boat of natives which was escaping therefrom, and then he met Gaspar Perez going in search of the enemy with twelve vessels, caracoas and vireys, and some large champans.
As soon as the governor left Manila, the auditor had plenty to look after, because a squadron of 20 caracoas and other vessels from Mindanao entered the islands as far as the Island of Luzon and its coasts, making captures.
The officers in command of the caracoas assembled the people and had Raja Bungsu, who was wounded in the fight, elected sultan to succeed Tangah.
Finding that the caracoaswere at a considerable distance from the Sultan's boat he manned two light salisipans [162] with a strong force and dispatched them, with speed to intercept Tangah.
He learned that the enemy was there, from a boat of natives which was escaping therefrom, and then he met Gaspar Perez going in search of the enemy with twelve vessels--caracoas and virreys and some large champanes.
Thus had the company [of the three caracoas] been destroyed, and our men would have been in danger, for even yet the other four caracoas had not arrived.
He happened to be in Octóng, where he immediately had seven very well equipped caracoas prepared, with Indians to row and Spaniards to fight.
Thereupon, the enemy sought shelter, and after steering their caracoas to where they thought that they had more safety, they divided.
He should have continued to pursue them; for, when night fell, the caracoas of the frightened enemy remained along those coasts.
Then order was given to the caracoas to follow and do their duty, and at daybreak sail was set, in order to take the enemy before they could perceive him.
After the good result with the Dutch at Octóng, which we have described above, it happened that the Mindanaos conspired with their neighbors, and came to plunder the islands, with a goodly number of caracoas and vessels of all burden.
Our fleet, which consisted of seven caracoas and four or five barangays, followed the enemy.
In this document he ordered that ten caracoas should set out, under command of Don Fernando de Bobadilla; and these vessels went to sea on December 30.
The enemy abandoned three other empty caracoas on the high sea, after their crews had been transferred to other caracoas in order to get away faster.
Fifteen caracoas were voyaging together, and while coasting along Paragua, two days before arriving at Burney, they met thirty caracoas of Joloans, who for some little time have been hostile to the Borneans.
Having crossed over to the Calamyanes, while they were sailing in much confusion some Spaniards captured two caracoas there, and delivered twenty captives from our mission of Mindoro.
The thirty caracoas from Jolo attacked the fifteen, and captured them all.
Mindanao The captain-general of Cachil Corralat, one Tagal, left Mindanao with eight good caracoas [107] to pillage these islands.
The other two fathers were in thecaracoas which escaped.
At this same time, the Mindanaos who had remained with the other squadron of caracoas came to the coast of Manila, to a village called Balayan.
The chiefs of those caracoas divided into two parties because of disputes between them.
Although the Mindanaos had thirty-five caracoas, that would have been done without any danger, as caracoas are vessels which can be sunk with only the oar of a galley.
The rest which are going from Mindanao consisted of forty large caracoas and twenty carangailes and bireyes, with one caracoa and two bireyes from Sanbuangan and Tagima.
Item: One of the two caracoas that accompany the fleet shall keep as close to the almiranta as possible, in order to act as tender to it and supply its necessities.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "caracoas" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
