An alphabetical list of the characters that appear in this diary.

 

Affonso de Loronha: sailor, died during voyage
Afonso Viegas: sailor, on the side of Capitão Vassallo
Antonio DaCosta: Black Portuguese captain of the São Catarina, diarist and illustrator
Bernalldo de Sousa: DaCosta’s right hand man and confidante
Capitão Avãgelho: DaCosta’s original owner and captain
Capitão Vassallo: Original captain of the São Catarina
Captain Botelho: Captain of the Amaro
Captain Fernandez: a friend of Captain DaCosta in Nagasaki
Captain Pestana: a friend of Captain DaCosta in Nagasaki
de Veigua: sailor, buried at sea with the captain
Fabiam d’Amota: sailor, on the side of Capitão Vassallo
Fadrique: sailor, Black Portuguese houseboy for the Captain DaCosta
Gomez Taviera: sailor, died during voyage
Gonçalvo Pinto: sailor, visited factories with DaCosta
Jorge Paez: sailor, on the side of Capitão Vassallo
Kamezo Minatoya: a trader in Nagasaki, husband of Sute
Luis Menezes: African trader in Macao, Tiao Chan’s husband
Martines: sailor, a friend of Captain DaCosta in Nagasaki
Mei Tu: Chinese translator in Macao
Navigator Brandão: Navigator in DaCosta’s crew
Neves: the Escrivão, or ship’s scribe
Paçanha: sailor, DaCosta drew him as he lay dying on the ship
Pedro de Loronha: sailor, died during voyage
Pero Fernandez: sailor, died during voyage
Ruy de Sousa: sailor, died during voyage
São Catarina: DaCosta’s carrack, or ship
Sute Minatoya: a trader in Nagasaki, wife of Kamezo
Symão Torres: sailor, died during voyage
Alfonso: sailor kicked a dog to death in Nagasaki
Tiao Chan: Chinese trader in Macao, Luis Menezes wife
Tirstam Duarte Gonçalves: sailor, died during voyage, played a key role in the mutiny aboard the São Catarina
Vincente de Brito: the Boatswain
Yousoke: a fellow artist in Nagasaki