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Departure of Magellan's Expedition
On September 20, 1519, Ferdinand Magellan formally set out from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with five Spanish Crown-funded ships and about 270 crew, crossi…
Timeline
- 1519Seville · AndalusiaFive ships (Trinidad, San Antonio, Concepcion, Victoria, Santiago) completed crew recruitment and loading of weapons and supplies at the port of Seville, making final preparations for the ocean voyage.
- 1519Sanlúcar de Barrameda · AndalusiaMagellan led the fleet out of the mouth of the Guadalquivir River, heading west into the Atlantic to formally begin the westward circumnavigation. The fleet then sailed south via the Canary Islands toward the coast of Brazil.
Sources
- First circumnavigation of the Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_circumnavigation_of_the_Earth
- Ferdinand Magellan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-Magellan