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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Predicate Object
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