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 ⓘ
linked to: Ferdinand Magellan
continentExplored Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
South America ⓘ
country Crown of Castile ⓘ
crewAtDeparture about 270 men ⓘ
crewAtReturn 18 survivors on Victoria ⓘ
departurePort Sanlúcar de Barrameda ⓘ
Seville ⓘ
destination Moluccas ⓘ
linked to: Maluku Islands

Spice Islands ⓘ
linked to: Banda 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 Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

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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Concepción → presentAt → Voyage to the Moluccas ⓘ