Voyage to the Moluccas

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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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instanceOf Spanish expedition
circumnavigation voyage
maritime expedition
commanderDeath Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521
continentExplored Africa NERFINISHED
Asia NERFINISHED
South America
country Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
crewAtDeparture about 270 men
crewAtReturn 18 survivors on Victoria
departurePort Sanlúcar de Barrameda NERFINISHED
Seville NERFINISHED
destination Moluccas
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 NERFINISHED
Juan Sebastián Elcano NERFINISHED
legacy demonstrated the global scale of the Earth
proved practical global circumnavigation by sea
monarch Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
notableAchievement first circumnavigation of the Earth
politicalContext rivalry between Spain and Portugal over the Spice Islands
relatedEvent Age of Discovery
European exploration of the Pacific
returnPort Sanlúcar de Barrameda NERFINISHED
Seville NERFINISHED
returnShip Victoria
route Atlantic Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Strait of Magellan
ship Concepción NERFINISHED
San Antonio NERFINISHED
Santiago NERFINISHED
Trinidad NERFINISHED
Victoria
sponsor Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
startDate 1519-09-20
successorCommander Juan Sebastián Elcano NERFINISHED
treatyContext Treaty of Tordesillas

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