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Magellan Strait sailing expedition
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Magellan_Strait_sailing_expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
Magellan's circumnavigation
gptkbp:category
gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
Maritime history
Spanish exploration
gptkbp:completedIn
gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
gptkbp:crewAtEnd
18
gptkbp:crewAtStart
about 270
gptkbp:destination
gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkbp:documentedIn
gptkb:Antonio_Pigafetta
gptkbp:endDate
1522
gptkbp:firstToCircumnavigate
gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:fleetSizeAtEnd
1 ship (Victoria)
gptkbp:fleetSizeAtStart
5 ships
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Magellan Strait sailing expedition
gptkbp:ledTo
Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:discovery_of_Strait_of_Magellan
first European crossing of the Pacific Ocean
death of Magellan in the Philippines
gptkbp:notableShip
gptkb:Santiago
gptkb:Victoria
gptkb:Concepción
gptkb:Trinidad
San Antonio
gptkbp:notableStation
gptkb:Canary_Islands
gptkb:Cape_Verde
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkb:Moluccas_(Spice_Islands)
gptkb:Patagonia
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkbp:purpose
find a westward route to the Spice Islands
gptkbp:route
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkb:Strait_of_Magellan
gptkbp:significance
demonstrated the vastness of the Pacific Ocean
opened new maritime trade routes
proved the world is round
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:King_Charles_I_of_Spain
gptkbp:startDate
1519
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bill_Tilman
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7