Juan de Cartagena

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Juan de Cartagena was a Spanish nobleman and royal inspector who served as a high-ranking officer in Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation expedition, notably becoming involved in a mutiny during the voyage.

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Juan de Cartagena canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish nobleman
historical figure
royal inspector
allegiance Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
appointedBy King Charles I of Spain
linked to: Charles I of Spain
authorityOver financial and administrative oversight of the expedition
causeOfMutiny resentment of Magellan’s authority and decisions
centuryOfActivity 16th century
coConspirator Gaspar de Quesada
Luis de Mendoza
conflict mutiny against Ferdinand Magellan
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
dateOfMutiny April 1520
disputedWith Portuguese leadership of the expedition
employer King Charles I of Spain
linked to: Charles I of Spain

Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
expeditionCommander Ferdinand Magellan
expeditionName Armada de Molucca
fate abandoned on the coast of Patagonia
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration
historicalSource Antonio Pigafetta’s account of Magellan’s voyage
knownFor leadership in a mutiny against Ferdinand Magellan
role in Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation expedition
language Spanish
likelyCauseOfDeath exposure or starvation after abandonment
loyalTo King Charles I of Spain
linked to: Charles I of Spain
loyaltyQuestionedBy Ferdinand Magellan
mutinyRole co-leader of the mutiny at Puerto San Julián
notableWork participation in Magellan’s circumnavigation expedition
objectiveOfExpedition finding a westward route to the Spice Islands
occupation naval officer
nobleman
royal inspector
opponent Ferdinand Magellan
participantIn Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation
mutiny at Puerto San Julián
partOf Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition
placeOfMutiny Puerto San Julián
positionHeld captain of the San Antonio
royal overseer of Magellan’s expedition
veedor general of the Armada de Molucca
punishment arrest and confinement after failed mutiny
reasonForConflict disputes over command authority with Ferdinand Magellan
religion Roman Catholicism
routeRegion Patagonia
South Atlantic
serviceBranch Spanish maritime expeditions
ship San Antonio

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San Antonio commander Juan de Cartagena
Mutiny at Puerto San Julián participant Juan de Cartagena
Gaspar de Quesada associatedWith Juan de Cartagena