Magellan's circumnavigation (1519–1522)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Magellan's_circumnavigation_(1519–1522)
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:distance about 42,000 miles
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Antonio_Pigafetta
gptkbp:ElcanoCompletedVoyage true
gptkbp:endDate 1522
gptkbp:firstCircumnavigationOfEarth true
gptkbp:firstEuropeanCrossingOfPacific true
gptkbp:firstEuropeanToNavigateStraitOfMagellan true
gptkbp:firstEuropeanToReachPhilippines true
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Armada_de_Molucca
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magellan's circumnavigation (1519–1522)
gptkbp:MagellanDied gptkb:Mactan,_Philippines
gptkbp:MagellanDiedYear 1521
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Antonio_Pigafetta
gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Santiago
gptkb:Victoria
gptkb:Concepción
gptkb:Trinidad
San Antonio
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Cape_Verde
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Spice_Islands_(Maluku)
gptkb:Strait_of_Magellan
gptkb:Sanlúcar_de_Barrameda
gptkbp:numberOfCrewAtEnd 18
gptkbp:numberOfCrewAtStart about 270
gptkbp:numberOfShips 1
5
gptkbp:purpose find a westward route to the Spice Islands
gptkbp:result successful circumnavigation of the globe
gptkbp:route Seville, Spain to Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Atlantic Ocean, South America, Strait of Magellan, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Spice Islands, Indian Ocean, Cape of Good Hope, Spain
gptkbp:significance demonstrated the vastness of the Pacific Ocean
proved the Earth is round
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Charles_I_of_Spain
gptkbp:startDate 1519
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5