The Explorers
- ISBN-10
- 0809426587
- ISBN-13
- 9780809426584
- Series
- The Explorers
- Category
- Explorers
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Author
- Richard Humble
Description
He made a point of going to Mass at a chapel at the Convento dos Santos , a school for aristocratic young ladies , and there he met Dona Felipa Perestrello y Moniz , whom he was to marry . Whatever personal qualities Dona Felipa had to ...
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