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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Voyage to the Moluccas canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Voyage to the Moluccas Context triple: [Concepción, presentAt, Voyage to the Moluccas]
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The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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C.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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E.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Voyage to the Moluccas Target entity description: 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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A.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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B.
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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C.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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D.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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E.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish expedition
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circumnavigation voyage ⓘ maritime expedition ⓘ |
| commanderDeath |
Ferdinand Magellan
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surface form:
Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521
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| continentExplored |
Africa
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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
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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
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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
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
European exploration of the Pacific ⓘ |
| returnPort |
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
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Seville ⓘ |
| returnShip | Victoria ⓘ |
| route |
Atlantic Ocean
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Cape of Good Hope ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Strait of Magellan ⓘ |
| ship |
Concepción
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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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Subject: Voyage to the Moluccas Description of subject: 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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