Loaísa expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Expedición_de_Loaísa
gptkbp:commander gptkb:García_Jofré_de_Loaísa
gptkbp:conflict Portuguese forces in the Moluccas
gptkbp:crew 450
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:García_Jofré_de_Loaísa
gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
gptkbp:endDate 1526
gptkbp:historicalSignificance second Spanish expedition to reach the Pacific via the Strait of Magellan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Loaísa expedition
gptkbp:legacy Andrés de Urdaneta later discovered the return route from the Philippines to Mexico
gptkbp:notableMembers gptkb:Toribio_Alonso_de_Salazar
gptkb:Andrés_de_Urdaneta
gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
gptkbp:numberOfShips 7
gptkbp:purpose to reach the Spice Islands (Moluccas)
gptkbp:result heavy losses due to scurvy, storms, and conflict
only one ship reached the Moluccas
gptkbp:route from Spain to the Moluccas via the Strait of Magellan
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:startDate 1525
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5