Magellan's circumnavigation (1519-1522)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Magellan's_circumnavigation_(1519-1522)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Antonio_Pigafetta
gptkbp:endDate 1522
gptkbp:firstCircumnavigationOfEarth true
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Armada_de_Molucca
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magellan's circumnavigation (1519-1522)
gptkbp:MagellanDiedDuringVoyage true
gptkbp:MagellanDiedIn gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Antonio_Pigafetta
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:discovery_of_Strait_of_Magellan
arrival in the Philippines
first European crossing of Pacific Ocean
return to Spain in 1522
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:numberOfCrewAtEnd 18
gptkbp:numberOfCrewAtStart about 270
gptkbp:numberOfShips 1
5
gptkbp:purpose find westward route to Spice Islands
gptkbp:returnedTo gptkb:Sanlúcar_de_Barrameda,_Spain
gptkbp:route Spain - South America - Strait of Magellan - Pacific Ocean - Philippines - Indian Ocean - Spain
gptkbp:significance proved Earth is round
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Charles_I_of_Spain
gptkbp:startDate 1519
gptkbp:visitedContinents gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rise_of_European_exploration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8