Twenty-five years earlier Magellan's voyage, much of Eurasia too Africa had been mapped exactly exploration of the seas too their unknown lands awaited. Since Portuguese too Castilian mariners dominated that exploration, Pope Alexander VI arbitrarily drew a describe from pole to pole that cutting through eastern Brazil (then even so discovered), declaring that Portugal could claim lands eastward of that describe too Espana had rights to lands to its west. Of course, Columbus had claimed Caribbean Area islands for Espana on his voyages inwards the belatedly 15th Century too Portuguese mariners would honor the Brazilian Coast before long thereafter (in 1500 AD).
When Magellan's armada stopped inwards the Canary Islands to direct maintain on to a greater extent than supplies, he learned that the King of Portugal had sent a fleet to arrest him too disrupt his search for a western road to the Spice Islands (Indonesia). Magellan hence left early on too avoided the established road to Brazil, sailing far downwards the African Coast earlier crossing the Atlantic; though he outwitted his Portuguese pursuers, the voyage was much longer than expected, fueling discontent alongside his crew.
Finally reaching Rio de Janeiro inwards belatedly Dec (4 months later on leaving Seville), Magellan's fleet worked their agency downwards the South American Coast, dealing with storms, unsafe shoals too both friendly too hostile native tribes. An Easter Mutiny was aborted exactly 1 ship, the Santiago, was lost inwards a tempest (though well-nigh of the crew survived). Large bays along the Argentinian Coast were explored too sounded, hoping that they powerfulness live the Strait to the Spice Islands, exactly no such strait was found. After waiting out the Southern wintertime inwards Port St. Julian Bay, the remaining 4 ships reached the eastern entrance to the Strait of Magellan on Oct 21, 1520, fourteen months later on leaving Seville.
Note: Most of this data was taken from Over the Edge of the World, past times Laurence Bergreen, a detailed even so highly readable describe of piece of job concern human relationship of Magellan's voyage. See previous post.
When Magellan's armada stopped inwards the Canary Islands to direct maintain on to a greater extent than supplies, he learned that the King of Portugal had sent a fleet to arrest him too disrupt his search for a western road to the Spice Islands (Indonesia). Magellan hence left early on too avoided the established road to Brazil, sailing far downwards the African Coast earlier crossing the Atlantic; though he outwitted his Portuguese pursuers, the voyage was much longer than expected, fueling discontent alongside his crew.
Finally reaching Rio de Janeiro inwards belatedly Dec (4 months later on leaving Seville), Magellan's fleet worked their agency downwards the South American Coast, dealing with storms, unsafe shoals too both friendly too hostile native tribes. An Easter Mutiny was aborted exactly 1 ship, the Santiago, was lost inwards a tempest (though well-nigh of the crew survived). Large bays along the Argentinian Coast were explored too sounded, hoping that they powerfulness live the Strait to the Spice Islands, exactly no such strait was found. After waiting out the Southern wintertime inwards Port St. Julian Bay, the remaining 4 ships reached the eastern entrance to the Strait of Magellan on Oct 21, 1520, fourteen months later on leaving Seville.
Note: Most of this data was taken from Over the Edge of the World, past times Laurence Bergreen, a detailed even so highly readable describe of piece of job concern human relationship of Magellan's voyage. See previous post.
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