The  next  year  Prince  Henry's  cupbearer,  Affonso  Gon-
salves  Baladaya,  set  out  accompanied  by  Gil  -b-annesini.
caravel ;  and  the  coast  to  the  South  of  Bojador  was
visited  ;  their  furthest  expedition  was  to  a  shallow  bay
called  by  them  Angra  des  Ruives.^    They  then  returned

*  This  is  an  interesting  case  of  the  alteration  that  has  taken
place  in  Portuguese  place  names  in  West  Africa,  Angra  des
Ruives  in  English  is  Gurnard  Bay,  and  this  name  was  given  to  it


2i8        FRENCH  DISCOVERY  OF  WEST  AFRICA     chap.
