Ferdinand Magellans circumnavigation

Magellan presents his project

Oct 1, 1517

October 1517
Ferdinand Magellan presents his project to king Charles. A journey to find a route to the spice islands

Magellan becomes captain

Mar 22, 1518

22 March 1518
The king names Magellan captain so that he could travel in search of the Spice Islands in July and gives him 5 ships

Magellan sets sail

Aug 10, 1519

10 August 1519 the fleet of 5 ships sets sail

Rio de Janeiro

Dec 13, 1519

13 December 1519
Magellan lands near Rio de Janeiro

Puerto San Julian

Mar 30, 1520

March 30 1520
For overwintering, Magellan established a temporary settlement called Puerto San Julian

Mutiny

Apr 1, 1520

1st April 1520
A mutiny broke out involving three of the five ship captains. Magellan took quick and decisive action. Luis de Mendoza, the captain of Victoria, was killed by a party sent by Magellan, and the ship was recovered.

Ship Wreck

May 24, 1520

After the Mutiny a new captain was appointed for the Victoria. The Santiago was sent down the coast on a scouting expedition and was wrecked in a sudden storm. All of its crew survived and made it safely to shore. Two of them returned overland to inform Magellan of what had happened.

The Passage

Oct 21, 1520

At 52°S latitude on 21 October 1520, the fleet reached Cape Virgenes and concluded they had found the passage to the spice islands and traveled through it.

Exploring the passage

Nov 28, 1520

28 November 1520 Magellan assigned a ship to explore the passage, but the ship later returned to Spain leaving 3/5 ships

Equator

Feb 13, 1521

13 February 1521
Heading northwest, the crew reached the equator

Phillipeans

Mar 16, 1521

16 March 1921 The crew with 150 members left reached the Philippians island Homonhon Becoming the first Europeans to reach the Philippians.

Rajah Humabon

Apr 7, 1521

Rajah Humabon king of Cebu was friendly towards Magellan. both him and his wife (the queen) where baptized as Christians.

Covinced

Apr 24, 1521

Rajah Humabon and his ally Datu Zula convinced Magellan to kill their enemy Lapu Lapu. Magellan wanted to convince Lapu Lapu to become a christian too but he later rejected.

Death

Apr 27, 1521

27 April 1521
Magellan sets sail to attack the enemy. in the battle Magellan was struck by a bamboo spear and later finished off with other weapons by the enemy

After death

May 2, 1521

After Magellan's death and the battle there wasn't enough crew to sail all 3 ships so 1 was burnt

Spice islands

Nov 6, 1521

On 6 November 1521
The 2 ships finally reach the spice islands. The 2 ships traded for valuable goods and started home

1 ship remains

Nov 7, 1521

The 2 remaining ships tried to return home but Trinidad started taking on water. The crew couldn't find the leak. Victoria the other ship was too small for both crews so some stayed behind. While Victoria continued. Trinidad tried to return several weeks later by retracing their steps but was taken over by Portuguese.

Home

Sep 6, 1522

Victoria set sail through the Indian ocean route home commanded by Juan Sebastián Elcano. 20 crew men died from hunger before they could reach Cape of good hope where he left 13 crew members in fear of losing cargo. On 6 September the remaining crew made it to Spain in the Victoria almost 3 years after the fleet departed!

Circumnavigation

Sep 7, 1522

Magellan did not intend to do a fill Circumnavigation of the globe he only wished for a secure route to the spice islands. But Elcno noticed that and pushed up Westward a bit completing the first Circumnavigation of the globe!