Armada de Molucca

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf maritime navigation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Magellan–Elcano_expedition
gptkbp:casualties high; most crew perished
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Seville
20 September 1519
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Moluccas_(Spice_Islands)
gptkbp:endDate 1522
gptkbp:historicalSignificance proved the Earth is round and could be circumnavigated by sea
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armada de Molucca
gptkbp:nameOfSurvivingShip gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:notableAchievement first circumnavigation of the Earth
gptkbp:notableEvent Magellan killed in the Philippines
gptkbp:numberOfShips 1
5
gptkbp:purpose to reach the Spice Islands (Moluccas) by sailing west from Spain
gptkbp:returnDate 6 September 1522
gptkbp:route Atlantic Ocean, South America, Strait of Magellan, Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Charles_I_of_Spain
gptkbp:startDate 1519
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magellan's_circumnavigation_(1519–1522)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6