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Magellan's Circumnavigation
In 1521 Ferdinand Magellan led a fleet including the Victoria across the Pacific to Guam and the Philippines, completing the first east-to-west Pacif…
Timeline
- 1520–1521Pacific (named "Pacific" by Magellan) · PacificAfter entering the Pacific from the west coast of South America, the fleet sailed for over ninety days with food and water nearly exhausted; the crew survived on leather and rat meat before finally reaching Guam in the Mariana Islands to resupply.
- 1521Homonhon Island and Cebu · PhilippinesAfter reaching Homonhon Island the fleet entered Cebu, where Magellan converted the local chieftain through Christian rites, attempting to bring the Philippines within the Spanish sphere of influence and establish a base for the subsequent spice trade route.
Sources
- Ferdinand Magellan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-Magellan
- Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan%E2%80%93Elcano_circumnavigation