Mutiny at Puerto San Julián

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The Mutiny at Puerto San Julián was a 1520 uprising by Spanish captains against Ferdinand Magellan during his circumnavigation voyage, which he brutally suppressed in what is now Argentina.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed uprising
historical event
mutiny
cause disputes over leadership and route
harsh conditions of the voyage
tensions between Portuguese commander and Spanish captains
chronology occurred before the discovery of the Strait of Magellan
occurred during wintering at Puerto San Julián
commandedBy Ferdinand Magellan NERFINISHED
conflictType naval mutiny
country Argentina
date 1520
describedIn Antonio Pigafetta's account of Magellan's voyage
Maximilianus Transylvanus's report on the circumnavigation
faction loyalist crew
mutineers
fleet Magellan's Armada de Molucca
hasEffect contributed to Magellan's reputation for severity
strengthened discipline on the remaining voyage
hasPart marooning of mutineers
trial and execution of mutineers
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Santa Cruz Province NERFINISHED
numberOfShipsInvolved 5
opponent Ferdinand Magellan NERFINISHED
mutinous captains
participant Ferdinand Magellan NERFINISHED
Gaspar de Quesada NERFINISHED
Juan de Cartagena
Luis de Mendoza NERFINISHED
Spanish captains
Spanish crew members
partOf Ferdinand Magellan's expedition to the Spice Islands
Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation
place Puerto San Julián
result consolidation of Magellan's authority
execution of Gaspar de Quesada
execution of Luis de Mendoza
marooning of Juan de Cartagena
marooning of a priest named Pedro Sánchez de la Reina
mutiny suppressed
shipsInvolved Concepción NERFINISHED
San Antonio NERFINISHED
Santiago NERFINISHED
Trinidad NERFINISHED
Victoria
significantEvent court-martial of mutinous captains
killing of Captain Luis de Mendoza during Magellan's counterattack
startDate April 1520

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