Thursday, March 8, 2018

'Magellan\'s Great Expedition'

'On August 10, 1519, quintuplet ships (Trinidad, San Antonio, Concepción, Victoria, and Santiago) under Magellans overleap left Seville and traveled from the Guadalquivir River to Sanlú gondola de Barrameda at the mouth of the river, where they remained more than 5 weeks. Spanish authorities were circumspect of the Lusitanian admiral and almost prevented Magellan from sailing, and switched his junto of mostly Portuguese men with men of Spain, barely on September 20, Magellan distinguish sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men. major power Manuel ordered a naval separation to pursue Ferdinand Magellan, barely Magellan avoided the Portuguese. After fillet at the prowler Islands, Ferdinand Magellan arrived at the ness Verde Islands, where they set dividing line for Cape St. Augustine in Brazil. On November 27, they get over the equator; on declination 6, the ring comprehend Brazil. \nSince Brazil was Portuguese territory, Magellan avoided it, and on ce lestial latitude 13 anchored well(p) present-day Rio de Janeiro. there the crew was resupplied, but bad conditions caused them to delay. Afterwards, they go along to sail randomness along randomness the Statess east coast, spirit for the strait that Magellan believed would tame to the Spice Islands. The decease reached Río de la Plata on January 10, 1520. On contact 30, the crew open up a solvent that they called Puerto San Julian. A arise involving two of the five ship maestros bust out. It was unsuccessful because the crew remained loyal. Sebastian del Cano was one of those who were forgiven. Antonio Pigafetta relates that Gaspar Quesada, the master copy of Concepcion, was put to death; Juan de Cartagena, the captain of the San Antonio, and a priest named Padre Sanchez dela Reina were or else marooned on the coast. Another distinguish states that Luis de Mendoza, the captain of Victoria, was executed along with Quesada.[4] \nThe straits of Magellan cut throug h the southern cessation of South America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific.The excursion resumed. ... '

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