MAGELLAN

EXPEDITION
 What is Magellan
Expedition?
■ The Magellan expedition was the first voyage around the
world. It was a 16th century Spanish expedition planned
and led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan to
the Moluccas.
 What is Moluccas?
■ A group of islands in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New guinea. Settled
by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice
monopoly, at which time they known as Spice islands.
■ Moluccas or Spice islands have a total of 36 Islands.
■ Some Pictures of spice islands.
 WHO IS
FERDINAND
MAGELLAN?
 Ferdinand
Magellan
• His Spanish name is Fernando
de Magallanes or Hernando de
Magallanes.
• Born: February 14, 1480 in
Sabrosa, Portugal.
• Died: April 27, 1521 in
Mactan,Cebu.
 Ferdinand
Magellan
• He is a Portuguese explorer
best known for having planned
and led the 1519 Spanish
expedition to the East Indies
across the Pacific Ocean to
open a maritime trade route,
during which he discovered the
interoceanic passage thereafter
bearing his name and achieved
the first European navigation
to Asia via the Pacific.
What are the goal of Magellan
expedition?
■ The Goal of Magellan Expedition led by Ferdinand
Magellan is to find a MARITIME route toward to the
Moluccas islands or known as spice islands and also He
wanted to reach South-East Asia, where spices grew and
gems were to be found.
Why did Magellan came to Philippines

Magellan didn’t have purpose to go in Philippines but only

discovered by accident. Because of that Magellan and his crew
spent more than a month in the Philippines because he want to
convert them to Christianity. Also because of that lapu lapu
resisted Magellan to convert Filipino's to Christianity sparking
conflict between them.
What Magellan discovered in
the Philippines?
■ On march 27,1521, Magellan and his crew made their first
contact with the people on the “HOMONHON ISLAND”,
which subsequently become a part of the Philippines
archipelago.
■ He also discovered that Philippines is rich in natural resources
such as spices.
■ He discovered that people in the island of “HOMONHON
ISLAND” doesn’t have a religion.
Aim of the Spanish expedition in the Philippines

■ The aim the Spanish expedition in the Philippines is they want

to further established Christianity there.
■ They also want to acquired a spice trade in the tribe.
■ And also try to make contact to China and Japan to further
make Christianity missionary to their country but failed to do
so.
 Timelines: Ferdinand Magellan Voyage

20 September 1519: The fleet sets sail

Magellan’s fleet of five ships with a crew of 270 leave Sanlúcar de Barrameda in south-west Spain.
Supported by the Habsburg emperor Charles V, the voyage is funded by German banking money. The
crew is drawn from across Europe and even Africa, and equipped for a voyage of two years.

26 September 1519: A supply crisis

The fleet reaches the Canary Islands, but is already dogged with problems. Magellan realizes he has
been swindled out of supplies before departure. He also has to outrun Portuguese ships trying to arrest
him as a traitor in the pay of Spain.

December 1519: Tensions rise

The fleet successfully crosses the Atlantic and arrives in Rio de Janeiro Bay. Tensions are already
running high between the Portuguese commander and the Spanish nobles on the voyage, who continue
to question his authority. Sailing down the coast of Patagonia they meet ‘giants’, one of whom is taken
o
October 1520: Mutineers strike
After a grueling journey south, putting down a mutiny and wrecking a ship, Magellan discovers
‘Magellan’s Strait’, a route through the southern tip of South America to the Pacific. Navigating his
way takes over a month through unknown waters in terrible conditions with the loss of another ship.

November 1520: Into the Pacific

Magellan finally emerges into open sea. He names it ‘Mare Pacifica’, or ‘peaceful sea’. He is the first
European to sail across the Pacific, though having underestimated its size by almost half, the next leg of
the voyage is anything but peaceful. Many of the crew die from scurvy.

March 1521: Land at last

After more than three months sailing out of sight of land, the ravaged crew land in Guam, Micronesia.
Attempting to trade with locals, Magellan and his crew accuse them of theft, naming the islands
‘Ladrones’: the ‘Islands of Thieves’.

27 April 1521: Magellan is slain

Magellan becomes embroiled in conflicts between rival chieftains and attempts to assert his authority by
attacking the ruler of Mactan in the Philippine archipelago. Magellan and many of the crew are killed on the
beach. His body is never recovered.
November 1521: A new commander
The Spanish captain Juan Sebastián Elcano takes command and finally reaches Tidor in the
Moluccas Islands. Exploiting local hostility towards the Portuguese, he loads the two
remaining ships with a large consignment of spices whose profit recoups nearly twice the
voyage’s initial investment.

December 1521: Elcano heads home

Elcano makes the decision to send one ship back via the Pacific, but it is caught by patrolling
Portuguese vessels. The crew are arrested, and the ship lost at sea. Elcano’s remaining ship
heads back to Spain via the Indian Ocean and Cape of Good Hope.

6 September 1522: The odyssey ends

Elcano arrives back in Sanlúcar, nearly three years after the fleet’s departure. Only 18 of the
original crew of 270 survive, including the Venetian chronicler Antonio Pigafetta, whose
book remains the key eyewitness account of the voyage. News of the voyage spreads
throughout Europe and causes a diplomatic conflict over the Moluccas between Spain and
Portugal.
The First Mass

On March 31, 1521, an Easter Sunday, Magellan ordered

a Mass to be celebrated which was officiated by Father
Pedro Valderrama, the Andalusian chaplain of the fleet,
the only priest with them. The Mass Conducted near the
shores of the island of Homonhan, the First Holy Mass
marked the birth of Roman Catholicism in the
Philippines.
THE BATTLE OF THE MACTAN
The Battle of Mactan was a fierce clash fought in the
Philippines on 27 April 1521. The warriors of Lapu Lapu,
one of the Datus of Mactan, overpowered and defeated a
Spanish force fighting for Rajah Humabon of Cebu under the
command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who
was killed in the battle.
Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula suggested that Magellan go
to Mactan, to force the Datu’s compliance. Magellan saw an
opportunity to strengthen the existing friendship ties with the
ruler of the Visayan region and agreed to help him subdue
the resistant Lapulapu.
Magellan’s allies, Humabon and Zula, were said to not
have participated in the battle. They Just watched from a
distance.

Magellan died because of the poisoned arrow hitting his

right leg.
After the Battle and the fall of Magellan, Some of his
crew that survives cameback to Mactan in Cebu but later
was poisoned in the feasts by Humabon.
Magellan was succeeded by Juan Sebastián Elcano
as commander of the expedition. After Humabon’s
betrayal, he ordered an immediate departure.
Elcano and his fleet sailed west. They reached
Spain in 1522, completing the first
circumnavigation of the world.
WHAT IS THE FLAGSHIP OF MAGELLAN EXPEDITION?

TRINIDAD SHIP WAS THE FLAGSHIP AND MOST INEXPENSIVE SHIP.

THERE ARE 5 SHIPS IN MAGELLAN EXPEDITION THEY ARE :

SANTIAGO SHIP – THE SHIP THAT GOT ABANDONED IN THE SEA. THE SHIP GOT
WRECKED IN THE STORM SO THEY JUST ABANDONED IT.

CONCEPTION SHIP –THE CONCEPTION SHIP WAS BURNED AND LEFT IN THE PHILIPPINES
AFTER THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN AND THE SKIRMISH WITH THE INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES.
SAN ANTONIO – THE SHIP THAT GOT LOST IN THE SOUTH AMERICA
AND RETURNED TO SPAIN.

The two remaining ships were the Victoria, with Juan

Sebastian Elcano as captain and the Trinidad, with Gómez de
Espinosa as captain. They made their way to the Moloccus
and then attempted to return to Spain by sailing west.
However the Trinidad began taking on water and needed to
be overhauled. The Victoria was not large enough to
accommodate all the surviving crew. So the Victoria and
some of the crew sailed west for Spain, arriving there 6
September 1522, almost three years after setting off to
circumnavigate the globe.
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