Armada de Molucca

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The Armada de Molucca was the Spanish fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan on the first circumnavigation attempt of the globe, launched to reach the Spice Islands by sailing westward.

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Armada de Molucca canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Age of Discovery voyage ⓘ
Spanish exploration fleet ⓘ
maritime expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Armada de la Especiería ⓘ
Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ
approximateCrewSizeAtStart about 270 ⓘ
commander Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ
completionDate 1522-09-06 ⓘ
completionPort Sanlúcar de Barrameda ⓘ
conflict mutiny in San Julián ⓘ
country Crown of Castile ⓘ
departureCountry Spain ⓘ
departurePort Sanlúcar de Barrameda ⓘ
Seville ⓘ
era Age of Exploration ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ
event Magellan killed in the Philippines ⓘ
discovery and passage of the Strait of Magellan ⓘ
flagship Trinidad ⓘ
goal access the spice trade in the Moluccas ⓘ
historicalSignificance first circumnavigation of the Earth ⓘ
laterCommander Juan Sebastián Elcano ⓘ
leader Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ
MagellanDeathDate 1521-04-27 ⓘ
MagellanDeathLocation Mactan ⓘ
numberOfShipsAtStart 5 ⓘ
numberOfSurvivorsOnReturn 18 ⓘ
onlyShipToCompleteCircumnavigation Victoria ⓘ
patron Charles I of Spain ⓘ
purpose find a westward route to the Moluccas ⓘ
reach the Spice Islands by sailing westward ⓘ
result demonstrated global circumnavigation by sea was possible ⓘ
established a westward maritime route from Europe to Asia ⓘ
route Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Moluccas ⓘ
linked to: Maluku Islands

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Philippine Islands ⓘ
linked to: Philippines

South American coast ⓘ
Strait of Magellan ⓘ
return to Spain ⓘ
ship Concepción ⓘ
San Antonio ⓘ
Santiago ⓘ
Trinidad ⓘ
Victoria ⓘ
sponsor King Charles I of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Charles I of Spain
startDate 1519-09-20 ⓘ

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Juan de Cartagena → expeditionName → Armada de Molucca ⓘ