Juan Sebastián Elcano

Magellan was a strong leader who showed no weakness towards anyone or anything and always got his jobs done. He stuck to his thoughts and feelings and didn’t let them go. On the other hand, Magellan was a cruel and unfriendly man. He was not worth defending because he showed no respect towards others, was very selfish, and made life threatening decisions that would affect everyone, but himself. Primarily, Magellan showed no respect towards others, especially his crew. When his crew was exhausted after a long night's sleep he wouldn’t let them have the chance to rest, instead they had to look out at night while he went to sleep; to his crew sleep was a luxury. While he was eating all the food that he wanted his crew had to ration their share. By showing that he was strict made his crew hate him and not want to have him as a captain. Many people had to change what they wanted to fit his needs. In the background essay it states, “Many of his own men could have come to the rescue. Most did not.” This quote elaborates on the idea that his crew hated him so much that they just watched him suffer and let him die. He mistreated them and now when he needed them the most they weren’t there to pick him back up. He didn’t treat his crew the way that he wanted to be treated and it came back to haunt him because his crew treated him the same as he treated them. This is one reason why Magellan wasn’t worth saving. Another reason why Magellan wasn't worth saving was because he was selfish.…

started with 270 diversity men. Five ships: Trinidad ship led by Ferdinand Magellan also the flagship of the voyage, San Antonio ship run by Juan de Cartagena, Santiago ship led by Joao Serao, Victoria ship run by Luis Mendoza and last The Conception…

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea captain sailing for Spain who led the voyage around globe. However their goal was not to circumnavigate the Earth, but find a westward route to the Spice Islands, also known as the Moluccas. Along they had to overcome many obstacles in order to achieve this goal. Sadly, Magellan did not personally reach that goal, but his crew that was led by Juan Sebastian Elcano did. Magellan and his crew departed on August 10, 1519. With the horribly inaccurate…

Conquistadors were explorers of the Spanish Empire. From the 15th century to the 18th century conquistadors traveled across Europe to the Americas, Asia and much of Africa. They colonized much of the world for Europe in the 16th - 18th centuries. After Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492 and the first circumnavigation of the world by Juan Sebastian Elcano and Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, expeditions led by conquistadors in the 16th century established trading routes linking…

world being Ferdinand Magellan and his crew for Spain in 1519, they were completing a major feat for mankind and the exploration and expansion of the old world . The second to circumnavigate the world was the English led by Francis Drake in 1577. The purpose for Magellan's voyage was to find a faster and easier route to the spice islands that were owned by Spain. It was never his intention to sail the entire globe and discover new land and oceans but with the inaccurate map that Magellan was…

called Mar Pacifico for the calm appearance the sea had. The Pacific Ocean was a extremely rough sea.it took three months for Magellan and his crew to cross the Pacific Ocean. After three months at see they landed at the island of Guam where they replenished their food supplies. The three ships then sailed to Philippines where Magellan was caught in a war of two chieftains and was shot with a poison arrow and died on the 27 April 1521.after Magellan’s death two of the ships continued because of…

Space Exploration Humans always had a nature of curiosity. That’s what drove Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano to circumnavigate the globe. They discovered new lands and crossed new oceans. If they weren’t allowed to go on the voyage, then our history would be too recent. Humans would still be exploring and naming lands in later centuries, if such an event were to happen. This applies to space exploration. With the head start space agencies has executed, the future generations will…

certain treaty was formed which moved the imaginary line of demarcation westwards. The treaty was known as the treaty of Tordesillas. This made Portugal claim Brazil as its colony. Fernando Magellan was a Portuguese discoverer who made the first circumnavigation around the world in 1519-1522. He was the person who named Pacific Ocean due to its peaceful nature. Magellan was killed towards the end of his voyage during a war with the natives on the island of Mactan in the Philippines. Thereafter…