Voyage to the Moluccas

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Spanish expedition circumnavigation voyage maritime expedition

Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.

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Label	Occurrences
Voyage to the Moluccas canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish expedition ⓘ circumnavigation voyage ⓘ maritime expedition ⓘ
commanderDeath	Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ surface form: Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521
continentExplored	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ South America ⓘ
country	Crown of Castile ⓘ
crewAtDeparture	about 270 men ⓘ
crewAtReturn	18 survivors on Victoria ⓘ
departurePort	Sanlúcar de Barrameda ⓘ Seville ⓘ
destination	Maluku Islands ⓘ surface form: Moluccas Banda Islands ⓘ surface form: Spice Islands
discovery	first European navigation of the Strait of Magellan ⓘ
economicMotivation	spice trade ⓘ
endDate	1522-09-06 ⓘ
fleetSize	5 ships ⓘ
goal	find westward route to the Spice Islands ⓘ reach the Moluccas for the spice trade ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 16th century ⓘ
leader	Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ Juan Sebastián Elcano ⓘ
legacy	demonstrated the global scale of the Earth ⓘ proved practical global circumnavigation by sea ⓘ
monarch	Charles I of Spain ⓘ
notableAchievement	first circumnavigation of the Earth ⓘ
politicalContext	rivalry between Spain and Portugal over the Spice Islands ⓘ
relatedEvent	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery European exploration of the Pacific ⓘ
returnPort	Sanlúcar de Barrameda ⓘ Seville ⓘ
returnShip	Victoria ⓘ
route	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Cape of Good Hope ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Strait of Magellan ⓘ
ship	Concepción ⓘ San Antonio ⓘ Santiago ⓘ Trinidad ⓘ Victoria ⓘ
sponsor	Charles I of Spain ⓘ
startDate	1519-09-20 ⓘ
successorCommander	Juan Sebastián Elcano ⓘ
treatyContext	Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ

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Subject: Voyage to the Moluccas
Description of subject: Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.

Referenced by (1)

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Concepción → presentAt → Voyage to the Moluccas ⓘ