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Juan Sebastián Elcano
Also called: Juan Sebastián del Cano
Basque Spanish navigator who brought the Victoria home in 1522 after Magellan’s death, completing the first circumnavigation
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Sponsored by Spain, Magellan’s fleet crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific westward. Magellan died in the Philippines, but Elcano brought the last ship home, completing the first voyage around the world.
People who appear alongside
- Ferdinand Magellan1480 – 1521
Portuguese-born navigator who, sponsored by Spain, sailed west for the Spice Islands and was killed on Mactan in the Philippines in 1521
- Charles V1500 – 1558
King of Spain (as Charles I) and Holy Roman Emperor, who sponsored Magellan’s voyage and under whom the Aztec and Inca empires were conquered
Themes this person appears in
- The Age of Discovery1415 – 1600
From Ceuta to the Manila galleons — two centuries in which European ships crossed the oceans and bound the world together by sea