Magellan expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs First circumnavigation of the Earth
gptkbp:casualties high mortality rate
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:dateMagellanDied April 27, 1521
gptkbp:departedFrom gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Spice_Islands_(Maluku_Islands)
gptkbp:endDate 1522
gptkbp:firstShipToCircumnavigate gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:fleetSize gptkb:Santiago
gptkb:Victoria
gptkb:Concepción
gptkb:Trinidad
San Antonio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magellan expedition
gptkbp:legacy increased European knowledge of global geography
major milestone in world exploration
gptkbp:MagellanDiedAt gptkb:Mactan,_Philippines
gptkbp:notableAchievement discovery of the Strait of Magellan
first European crossing of the Pacific Ocean
proved the Earth is round by circumnavigation
first contact with Guam and the Philippines by Europeans
gptkbp:notableDeath Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:notableEvent first circumnavigation of the globe
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Cape_Verde
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Patagonia
gptkb:Strait_of_Magellan
gptkb:Timor
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:returnedTo September 6, 1522
gptkbp:route gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Cape_of_Good_Hope
gptkb:Strait_of_Magellan
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:King_Charles_I_of_Spain
gptkbp:startDate 1519
gptkbp:VictoriaCaptainAtEnd gptkb:Juan_Sebastián_Elcano
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Victoria_(ship_of_Ferdinand_Magellan)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6