Magellan's expedition set out from Spain in 1519 to find a western passage to the Spice Islands. After losing one ship and facing mutiny, they discovered the Strait of Magellan and became the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. However, the long journey took a toll as supplies ran low and many crew members died of scurvy. In 1521, they reached the Philippines and converted local leader Rajah Humabon to Christianity, making him a representative of the King of Spain. However, Magellan was later killed in a battle on Mactan Island, and only one ship of the original fleet made it back to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
Magellan's expedition set out from Spain in 1519 to find a western passage to the Spice Islands. After losing one ship and facing mutiny, they discovered the Strait of Magellan and became the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. However, the long journey took a toll as supplies ran low and many crew members died of scurvy. In 1521, they reached the Philippines and converted local leader Rajah Humabon to Christianity, making him a representative of the King of Spain. However, Magellan was later killed in a battle on Mactan Island, and only one ship of the original fleet made it back to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
Magellan's expedition set out from Spain in 1519 to find a western passage to the Spice Islands. After losing one ship and facing mutiny, they discovered the Strait of Magellan and became the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. However, the long journey took a toll as supplies ran low and many crew members died of scurvy. In 1521, they reached the Philippines and converted local leader Rajah Humabon to Christianity, making him a representative of the King of Spain. However, Magellan was later killed in a battle on Mactan Island, and only one ship of the original fleet made it back to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
Magellan's expedition set out from Spain in 1519 to find a western passage to the Spice Islands. After losing one ship and facing mutiny, they discovered the Strait of Magellan and became the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. However, the long journey took a toll as supplies ran low and many crew members died of scurvy. In 1521, they reached the Philippines and converted local leader Rajah Humabon to Christianity, making him a representative of the King of Spain. However, Magellan was later killed in a battle on Mactan Island, and only one ship of the original fleet made it back to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
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Magellan’s Expedition
Unknown to Magellan, some
officers took into command the In 1505, Ferdinand Magellan maneuvering of the three ships, (1480-1521), a member of the the San Antonio, the Concepcion, nobility of Portugal sailed with a and the Victoria. The next day, fleet carrying the first Portuguese Gaspar de Quesada, captain of viceroy to the East Indies in 1506 the Concepcion, wrote to and from there, was sent to Magellan that he and the others Malacca (Melaka) in the Malay would not recognize his authority Peninsula and the Spice markets unless they return immediately to of Ambon and Banda in Western Spain. Still, Magellan refused to Indonesia. He was promoted to heed their petition. the rank of captain in 1510. He returned to Portugal in 1512. With the first signs of spring, the exploratory voyage continued in Magellan was commissioned by search of a route to the Southern the Spain to find a new route to Sea (now Pacific Ocean). A Moluccas by sailing west. strong typhoon had driven shore and destroyed the smallest ship, September 20, 1917- Magellan Santiago. In August, the four left the port of San Lucar de ships went farther south and Barrameda, Spain eventually, they came upon a strait which Magellan called Five Ships “Strait of All Saints" (now Strait 1. Trinidad of Magellan). 2. Santiago 3. Conception 4. San Antonio The fleet reached the Southern 5. Victoria Sea, which he called Pacific Ocean because it was calm. Companinions Unfortunately, Magellan had - 250 men underestimated the ocean's size. In the next five months, the ship 1. Fr. Pedro de Valderama (fleet was running out of supplies. chaplain) Instead of biscuits, the men ate 2. Antonio Pigafetta (chronicle) saw dust. They also started 3. Duarte Barbosa (Brother-inLaw) 4. Enriques of Mallaca (interpreter) eating leather rope guard’s even rats. Many got sick with scurvy (a gum disease). A number of his men died. Agusan Del Norte. (Early But Magellan and his men bravely historians claim that it was sailed on and by March 6, 1521 Limasawa, an island in Southern they had reached an island in the Leyte.) Rajah Kolambu was Western Pacific. He called it Islas rowed to where the Europeans Landrones (or Islands of Thieves, where. At first, he refused to later to be named Marianas, in boards Magellan's big ship. honor of Maria Ana of Austria, Finally, the rajah welcomed Queen Regent of Spain) because Magellan and visited him aboard some of the native Chamorros his ship. He gave Magellan three had stolen a boat from the porcelain jars of rice, while flagship. To stop the, Magellan Magellan gave a red cap and a ordered his men to fire their red-and-yellow robe guns. On April 7, 1521, Magellan From Landrones Islands, together with Rajah Kolambu and Magellan's fleet went on their the Spanish and native fleets voyage westward. At the dawn of landed on Sugbu (now Cebu). On Saturday, on March 16, 1521, the same day, Humabon made a they saw the towering heights of blood compact with Magellan Samar and named the island Islas after the latter had won his trust de San Lazaro, for it was the and friendship. feast day of St. Lazarus. They On Sunday, April 14, 1521, a stayed overnight off Suluan mass on the shore was held with Island. The following day, they Rajah Humabon and his people landed on the small uninhabited attending the ceremony. After islet of Humuru (Homonhon) the mass, Magellan planted a found at the mouth of Leyte Gulf huge wooden cross and gave and built two tents for the sick. Lisabeta (renamed Queen Juana On the third day after their arrival after baptism for the mother of on March 18, they met nine King Charles I of Spain), wife of natives seeing from the Rajah Humabon, an image of the neighboring island of Suluan who child Jesus as a gift. There were arrived in a boat. Seeing them as about 800 Filipinos who a friendly people, Magellan gave participated in the mass and them red caps, mirrors, combs, underwent baptism. As for small bells, ivory, fine linen cloth, Humabon, Magellan made him and other trifles. In return, they the king's representative in Cebu received cargo of bananas, fish, and promised to unite the local coconuts, and palm wine. chieftains under his authority. On Holy Thursday, March 28, the Magellan likewise tried to impose fleet landed in Masao, Butuan, Christianity and Spanish sovereignty on local chieftains.
The Ladrones Islands Is Presently Known As The Marianas Islands. These Islands Are Located South-Southeast of Japan, West-Southwest of Hawaii, North of New Guinea, and East of Philippines. Ten