THE PROCLAMATION OF THE SOUTH LAND OF THE HOLY GHOST

MADE BY PEDRO FERDINAND DE QUIROS,

DAY OF PENTECOST, 14TH MAY, 1606

"Let the heavens, the earth, the waters,

with all their creatures and

those present witness that I,

Captain Pedro Ferdinand De Quiros....

in the Name of Jesus Christ....

hoist this emblem of the Holy Cross

on which His Person was crucified and whereon

He gave His life for the ransom and remedy

of all the human race...

On this day of Pentecost, 14th May,

I take possession of all this part of the south

as far as the Pole in the Name of Jesus...

which from now on shall be called

the Southern Land of the Holy Ghost...

and this always and forever....

and to the end that to all natives,

in all the said lands,

the Holy and Sacred Evangel

may be preached zealously and openly."