The vessel used for the journey
- His journey consisted of 5 ships to find a new spice trade route. He had a crew of 270 and was named the commander of the crew to lead them on their journey to find the new spice route. Not long into the journey there was mutiny planned against him. Although he put and end to it quickly and executed those who had planned to overthrow him as their commander. With the mutiny out of the way they sailed onwards.
Attempted Mutiny
- They later arrived in Saint Lucia Bay now known as Rio De Janeiro. This was the furthest point that any voyage previous to his had made it. The journey into the true unknown was about to commence. They encountered awful storms and terrible water to sail in with many complications arising during this time. Given the circumstances he still pressed on in the journey with lack of resources. After many storms and harsh days the crew found themself in the largest ocean that is on the planet the pacific. They experienced calmer waters during this stretch of their already long journey.
Map of the voyage
- As the crew pressed on more failures followed and hard times proceeded. They started making their way north as they moved further away from south America. Slowly but surly making their way home. The crew made their way to the Mactan islands. Unfortunately this is where Ferdinands journey would come to an end. While in a fight with the natives of the islands the commander was killed in combat. With Magellan now dead a new commander took charge. A Spanish man named Juan Sabastian Elcano was now in charge of the fleet.
- Juan was the man who ended up seeing the entire voyage through completing the first circumnavigation of the world. Although when the journey is talked about the credit of the voyage is given to Magellan. After almost 14,000 leagues they finally reached home. This was the first historically documented trip around the entire globe. Out of all of the men who set out on the journey only 18 of them returned home. Tired hungry and likely never wanting to sail again the men could finally rest. Juan was later named the chief navigator to retrace Magellan's route and colonize the spice islands permanently. The reason being that spices at the time were extremely valuable and a colony there would help grow the wealth of the country. Unfortunately Elcano and his men had a similar fate to that of Ferdinand. They were unsuccessful in their mission and the crew died of malnutrition during that voyage.
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