Magellan–Elcano expedition

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Age of Discovery expedition circumnavigation voyage maritime expedition

The Magellan–Elcano expedition was the early 16th-century Spanish-led voyage that achieved the first circumnavigation of the Earth, fundamentally transforming global navigation and trade.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Magellan–Elcano expedition canonical	7
Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation	6
Ferdinand Magellan expedition	3
Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition	3
Magellan expedition	3
Atlantic crossing of Magellan’s expedition	1
Discovery of the Strait of Magellan	1
Ferdinand Magellan's expedition	1
Ferdinand Magellan's expedition to the Spice Islands	1
Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation expedition	1
Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to the Moluccas	1
First circumnavigation of the Earth	1
Magellan expedition to the Philippines	1
Magellan's Armada de Molucca	1
Magellan’s fleet	1
Pacific crossing of Magellan’s expedition	1
Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands	1
visited by Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Age of Discovery expedition ⓘ circumnavigation voyage ⓘ maritime expedition ⓘ
captainOfVictoriaAtReturn	Juan Sebastián Elcano ⓘ
commander	Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ
conflictEncountered	Battle of Mactan ⓘ
country	Crown of Castile ⓘ
crewAtDeparture	about 270 men ⓘ
crewAtReturn	18 men ⓘ
departurePort	Sanlúcar de Barrameda ⓘ Seville, Spain ⓘ surface form: Seville
discovered	Strait of Magellan ⓘ
economicMotivation	cloves from the Maluku Islands ⓘ spice trade ⓘ
endDate	1522-09-06 ⓘ
enteredOcean	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
era	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery
flag	Spanish flag ⓘ
fleetSizeAtDeparture	5 ships ⓘ
historicalSignificance	proved that the Earth can be circumnavigated by sea ⓘ provided empirical evidence for the Earth’s global dimensions ⓘ transformed global navigation and trade routes ⓘ
leader	Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ
leaderDeathDate	1521-04-27 ⓘ
leaderDeathPlace	Mactan ⓘ surface form: Mactan Island
legacy	contributed to European geographic knowledge of the Pacific ⓘ influenced later Spanish and Portuguese oceanic exploration ⓘ marked beginning of continuous global maritime connections ⓘ
legalBasis	Spanish Crown monopoly over western route to the Spice Islands ⓘ
namedAfter	Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ Juan Sebastián Elcano ⓘ
namedByLeader	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
objective	find a westward route to the Maluku Islands ⓘ reach the Spice Islands by sailing west from Europe ⓘ
passedThrough	Strait of Magellan ⓘ
patronDynasty	Habsburg Spain ⓘ surface form: Habsburg monarchy
result	demonstrated global ocean connectivity ⓘ established westward route to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ first circumnavigation of the Earth ⓘ
returnPort	Sanlúcar de Barrameda ⓘ Seville, Spain ⓘ surface form: Seville
routeFeature	Atlantic Ocean crossing ⓘ Cape of Good Hope rounding ⓘ Indian Ocean crossing ⓘ Pacific Ocean crossing ⓘ Strait of Magellan ⓘ
ship	Concepción ⓘ San Antonio ⓘ Santiago ⓘ Trinidad ⓘ Victoria ⓘ
shipCompletingCircumnavigation	Victoria ⓘ
sponsor	Charles I of Spain ⓘ surface form: King Charles I of Spain
startDate	1519-09-20 ⓘ
successorCommander	Juan Sebastián Elcano ⓘ
treatyContext	Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
visitedRegion	Cape Verde Islands ⓘ Maluku Islands ⓘ Mariana Island Arc ⓘ surface form: Mariana Islands Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine Islands South America ⓘ

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ferdinand Magellan → knownFor → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

Ferdinand Magellan → expedition → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation

Juan Sebastián Elcano → participatedIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

Concepción → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition

Concepción → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands

Concepción → participatedIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic crossing of Magellan’s expedition

Concepción → participatedIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific crossing of Magellan’s expedition

Concepción → presentAt → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Discovery of the Strait of Magellan

Santiago → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

subject surface form: Santiago (Magellan expedition ship)

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation expedition

Santiago → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

subject surface form: Santiago (Magellan expedition ship)

this entity surface form: Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation

Small Magellanic Cloud → observedBy → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan's expedition

Victoria → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

subject surface form: Victoria (ship)

San Antonio → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition

Trinidad → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan expedition

Battle of Mactan → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan expedition

Battle of Mactan → associatedWith → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: First circumnavigation of the Earth

Victoria (ship) → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

Nao Victoria Museum → focusesOn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

Mutiny at Puerto San Julián → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation

Mutiny at Puerto San Julián → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan's expedition to the Spice Islands

Mutiny at Puerto San Julián → fleet → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan's Armada de Molucca

Gaspar de Quesada → participatedIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation

Gaspar de Quesada → memberOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan’s fleet

Juan → participatedIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

subject surface form: Juan Sebastián Elcano

LMC → observedBy → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan expedition

SMC → observedBy → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan expedition

PGC 3085 → observedBy → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan expedition

Antonio Pigafetta → participantIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation

Antonio Pigafetta → participantIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to the Moluccas

Ternate → hasHistoricalEvent → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: visited by Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition

Juan de Cartagena → participantIn → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation

Spanish conquest of the Philippines → precededBy → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan expedition to the Philippines

Nao Victoria → partOf → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

Nao Victoria → operator → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition

Rajah Humabon → associatedWithEvent → Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Magellan expedition