FERDINAND MAGELLAN'S

FIRST TRIP

Mar 10, 1519

September 26 - October 3: stopover in the Canary Islands to take supplies. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magallanes-Elcano -

FIRST TRIP

Sep 20, 1519

The Spanish fleet, the Armada de Molucca, which left Spain on September 20, 1519, consisted of five ships with 270 men: Trinidad commanded by Magellan, Captain General; San Antonio under Juan de Cartagena; Conception under Gaspar de Quesada; Santiago under João Serrão; and Victoria under Luiz Mendoza. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magallanes-Elcano -

FIRST TRIP

Nov 29, 1519

November 29: Fleet arrives in the vicinity of Cape San Agustín. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magallanes-Elcano -

FIRST TRIP

Dec 13, 1519

December 13: Entrance to the bay of Rio de Janeiro. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magallanes-Elcano -

FIRST TRIP

Dec 27, 1519

December 27: Depart from Rio de Janeiro. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magallanes-Elcano -

SECOND TRIP

Feb 27, 1520

February 27: Entrance to Bahía de los Patos. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Mar 31, 1520

March 31: Start of the winter stay in Puerto San Julián. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Apr 1, 1520

April 1 and 2: Mutiny in Victoria, Concepción and San Antonio; death of Luis de Mendoza. Later execution of Quesada, abandonment of Cartagena. Álvaro de Mesquita becomes captain of San Antonio, Duarte Barbosa de Victoria. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Apr 30, 1520

End of April: Santiago is sent on a mission to find the passage. The ship is caught in a storm and sinks. The survivors return to Puerto San Julián. Serrano (João Serrão) becomes captain of the Concepción. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Jul 15, 1520

July: Encounters with the "Patagonian giants" (probably the Tehuelche people). Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Aug 23, 1520

August 23 or 24: The fleet leaves Puerto San Julián for Río Santa Cruz. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Oct 18, 1520

October 18: The fleet leaves Santa Cruz. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Oct 21, 1520

October 21: Arrival at the Cape of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, an entrance to what would become known as the Strait of Magellan. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Oct 30, 1520

End of October: San Antonio, in charge of exploring Magdalen Sound, does not return to the fleet, instead sails back to Spain under the command of Estêvão Gomes, who imprisoned the captain of Mesquita. The ship arrives in Spain on May 21, 1521. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magallanes-Elcano

SECOND TRIP

Nov 28, 1520

November 28: The fleet leaves the strait and enters the Pacific Ocean. When in the Pacific, some crew members suffer from scurvy. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

THIRD TRIP

Jan 24, 1521

24 / 25-28 January: Landing on an uninhabited island, which Magellan calls San Pablo (probably Puka-Puka). They stay a few days before continuing. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

THIRD TRIP

Mar 6, 1521

March 6: Arrival in Guam and meeting with the Chamorro people. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

THIRD TRIP

Mar 16, 1521

March 16: Arrival of the Magellan expedition to one of the Philippine Islands. They headed for Suluan and dropped anchor for a few hours' respite. Suluan is a small island in the Eastern Samar province. They then dropped anchor at Homonhon, another small island in the Eastern Samar province. They were detected by the boats of Rajah Kolambu who was visiting Mazaua, who then guided them to Cebu on April 7. Chronology of the circumnavigation of Magellan-Elcano

THIRD TRIP

Mar 31, 1521

March 31: First mass in the Philippines, celebrated in Mazaua, it is not determined whether it was celebrated in Mazaua, Leyte del Sur or Masao, Caraga, Mindanao or in Butuan, Agusan del Norte.

THIRD TRIP

Apr 7, 1521

April 7: Arrival at the Rajahnate of Cebu.

THIRD TRIP

Apr 27, 1521

April 27: Death of Magellan at the Battle of Mactan. Serrano and Barbosa are voted co-commanders.

THIRD TRIP

May 1, 1521

May 1: At a local banquet Barbosa and 27 sailors (including Afonso de Góis, Victoria's new captain after the election of Barbosa and Serrano) are killed and Serrano captured, then assassinated. The three remaining ships escape.

THIRD TRIP

May 2, 1521

May 2: There are not enough men to handle three ships, so the worm-infested Conception is set on fire. Two ships remain: Victoria and Trinidad. Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa becomes captain of Victoria. Joao López Carvalho is appointed Captain General. The ships sail to Mindanao and Brunei.

THIRD TRIP

Sep 21, 1521

September 21: Carvalho is replaced by Espinosa as Captain General. Juan Sebastián Elcano becomes captain of Victoria.

THIRD TRIP

Nov 8, 1521

November 8: Arrival in Tidore in the Moluccas.

THIRD TRIP

Dec 21, 1521

December 21: Victoria, commanded by Elcano, leaves the Moluccas to return home, sailing west to the Cape of Good Hope. Trinidad remains in Tidore for repairs. Chronology of the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation

FOURTH TRIP

Jan 25, 1522

January 25: Victoria arrives in Timor and begins to cross the Indian Ocean.

FOURTH TRIP

Apr 6, 1522

April 6: Trinidad under the command of Espinosa leaves the Moluccas for home, sailing east. After five weeks, Espinosa decides to return to the Moluccas where he and his ship are captured by a Portuguese fleet under the command of Antonio de Brito. However, the ship was wrecked during a storm.

FOURTH TRIP

May 22, 1522

May 22: Victoria passes the Cape of Good Hope and enters the Atlantic Ocean.

FOURTH TRIP

Jun 9, 1522

July 9: Victoria arrives in Santiago, Cape Verde.

FOURTH TRIP

Sep 6, 1522

September 6: Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda under the command of Elcano, two weeks before three years after setting sail.

FOURTH TRIP

Sep 8, 1522

September 8: Victoria arrives in Seville, technically completing the circumnavigation. Chronology of the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation