Loaísa expedition
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The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
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| Loaísa expedition canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Loaísa expedition Context triple: [Andrés de Urdaneta, participantIn, Loaísa expedition]
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Helder Expedition
The Helder Expedition was a 1799 joint British and Russian military campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars aimed at seizing control of the northern Netherlands from French-aligned forces.
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Gaselee Expedition
The Gaselee Expedition was an international military relief force led by British General Sir Alfred Gaselee in 1900 to lift the siege of foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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Portolá expedition
The Portolá expedition was a 1769–1770 Spanish exploratory and colonizing venture that marked the first overland European exploration of present-day California, leading to the establishment of missions and settlements along the coast.
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Aunus expedition
The Aunus expedition was a 1919 Finnish military campaign into Eastern Karelia during the post–World War I turmoil, aimed at annexing the region from Soviet Russia.
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Punt expedition
The Punt expedition was a significant trading voyage organized by the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut to the fabled Land of Punt, renowned for bringing back luxury goods such as incense, myrrh trees, and exotic animals, and famously depicted on the walls of her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Loaísa expedition Target entity description: The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
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A.
Helder Expedition
The Helder Expedition was a 1799 joint British and Russian military campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars aimed at seizing control of the northern Netherlands from French-aligned forces.
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B.
Gaselee Expedition
The Gaselee Expedition was an international military relief force led by British General Sir Alfred Gaselee in 1900 to lift the siege of foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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C.
Portolá expedition
The Portolá expedition was a 1769–1770 Spanish exploratory and colonizing venture that marked the first overland European exploration of present-day California, leading to the establishment of missions and settlements along the coast.
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D.
Aunus expedition
The Aunus expedition was a 1919 Finnish military campaign into Eastern Karelia during the post–World War I turmoil, aimed at annexing the region from Soviet Russia.
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E.
Punt expedition
The Punt expedition was a significant trading voyage organized by the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut to the fabled Land of Punt, renowned for bringing back luxury goods such as incense, myrrh trees, and exotic animals, and famously depicted on the walls of her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific exploration voyage
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Spanish maritime expedition ⓘ |
| casualties |
García Jofre de Loaísa died during the voyage
NERFINISHED
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Juan Sebastián Elcano died during the voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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King Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Portuguese Empire in the Moluccas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| departurePort | La Coruña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination |
Moluccas
NERFINISHED
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Spice Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1536 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| faced |
difficult passage through the Strait of Magellan
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mutinies and discipline problems ⓘ scurvy and disease ⓘ storms in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| flagship | Santa María de la Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Magellan expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to Spanish knowledge of the Pacific
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early attempt to secure a westward route to the Spice Islands for Spain ⓘ part of the Spanish–Portuguese rivalry over the Moluccas ⓘ |
| isAmong | earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan ⓘ |
| leader | García Jofre de Loaísa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced planning of the Legazpi–Urdaneta expedition to the Philippines
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precedent for later Spanish Pacific voyages ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | accounts by Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Andrés de Urdaneta
NERFINISHED
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Juan Sebastián Elcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 7 ⓘ |
| objective |
contest Portuguese control of the Spice Islands
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establish Spanish presence in the Moluccas ⓘ reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan ⓘ |
| relatedToTreaty |
Treaty of Tordesillas
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
heavy losses of ships and crew
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only one ship reached the Moluccas ⓘ partial achievement of reaching the Spice Islands ⓘ |
| route |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Magellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1525 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Age of Discovery
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Age of Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfNavigation | oceanic voyage ⓘ |
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