Voyage to the Moluccas

E99182

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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Voyage to the Moluccas canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish expedition
circumnavigation voyage
maritime expedition
commanderDeath Ferdinand Magellan
surface form: Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521
continentExplored Africa
Asia
South America
country Crown of Castile
crewAtDeparture about 270 men
crewAtReturn 18 survivors on Victoria
departurePort Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Seville
destination Maluku Islands
surface form: Moluccas

Banda Islands
surface form: Spice 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 Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Concepción presentAt Voyage to the Moluccas