Loaísa expedition

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The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.

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instanceOf Pacific exploration voyage ⓘ
Spanish maritime expedition ⓘ
casualties García Jofre de Loaísa died during the voyage ⓘ
linked to: Loaísa expedition

Juan Sebastián Elcano died during the voyage ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King Charles I of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Charles I of Spain
conflict Portuguese Empire in the Moluccas ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
departurePort La Coruña ⓘ
linked to: A Coruña
destination Moluccas ⓘ
linked to: Maluku Islands

Spice Islands ⓘ
endDate 1536 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
faced difficult passage through the Strait of Magellan ⓘ
mutinies and discipline problems ⓘ
scurvy and disease ⓘ
storms in the Atlantic ⓘ
flagship Santa María de la Victoria ⓘ
follows Magellan expedition ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to Spanish knowledge of the Pacific ⓘ
early attempt to secure a westward route to the Spice Islands for Spain ⓘ
part of the Spanish–Portuguese rivalry over the Moluccas ⓘ
isAmong earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan ⓘ
leader García Jofre de Loaísa ⓘ
legacy influenced planning of the Legazpi–Urdaneta expedition to the Philippines ⓘ
precedent for later Spanish Pacific voyages ⓘ
narrativeSource accounts by Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ
notableMember Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ
Juan Sebastián Elcano ⓘ
numberOfShips 7 ⓘ
objective contest Portuguese control of the Spice Islands ⓘ
establish Spanish presence in the Moluccas ⓘ
reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan ⓘ
relatedToTreaty Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
Treaty of Zaragoza ⓘ
result heavy losses of ships and crew ⓘ
only one ship reached the Moluccas ⓘ
partial achievement of reaching the Spice Islands ⓘ
route Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Strait of Magellan ⓘ
sponsor Crown of Castile ⓘ
startDate 1525 ⓘ
timePeriod Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration ⓘ
typeOfNavigation oceanic voyage ⓘ

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Andrés de Urdaneta → participantIn → Loaísa expedition ⓘ
Loaísa expedition → casualties → García Jofre de Loaísa died during the voyage ⓘ
linked to: Loaísa expedition
García Jofre de Loaísa Rábida → expeditionLed → Loaísa expedition to the Spice Islands ⓘ
linked to: Loaísa expedition