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The Chesapeake Bay was in the Province of Axacan which included the [[Allegheny Mountains]]. ''Virginia'' was not called thus at this time, before Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] and the "[[Elizabeth I of England|Virgin Queen]]". | The Chesapeake Bay was in the Province of Axacan which included the [[Allegheny Mountains]]. ''Virginia'' was not called thus at this time, before Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] and the "[[Elizabeth I of England|Virgin Queen]]". | ||
[[Image:Map of America-Ribero (1529).jpeg|thumb|200px|right|Detail of the American Coast Map by [[Diego Ribero]] (1529), where the southern half of the east coast of the current United States is named as '''Tierra de Ayllón''']] | [[Image:Map of America-Ribero (1529).jpeg|thumb|200px|right|Detail of the American Coast Map by [[Diogo Ribeiro (cartographer)|Diego Ribero]] (1529), where the southern half of the east coast of the current United States is named as '''Tierra de Ayllón''']] | ||
The Chesapeake Bay was called "Bahia de Santa Maria" after the time of Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón. Axacan had been called "Land of The Saints" earlier. The Spanish considered this land to be in their domain. Later, Avilés apparently thought the Portuguese were in the vicinity of the mountains eighty leagues (~240 miles) to the north of the Chesapeake Bay and not a great distance from the channel connecting the bay from the "South Sea", [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>March 28, 1568; British Library Add MS 33983, fol.324</ref> | The Chesapeake Bay was called "Bahia de Santa Maria" after the time of Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón. Axacan had been called "Land of The Saints" earlier. The Spanish considered this land to be in their domain. Later, Avilés apparently thought the Portuguese were in the vicinity of the mountains eighty leagues (~240 miles) to the north of the Chesapeake Bay and not a great distance from the channel connecting the bay from the "South Sea", [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>March 28, 1568; British Library Add MS 33983, fol.324</ref> | ||