MAGELLAN'S VOYAGE Flashcards
What did the Spanish search for?
Spice Island (the Indies)
Spice Islands is also known as?
Moluccas or Indonesian Maluku
Where is Spice Island located?
Indonesian islands of the Malay Archipelago, lying between the islands of Celebes to the west and New Guinea to the east.
Where are the position of the Philippines, the Philippine Sea, and the Pacific Ocean, basing from the location of Spice Islands?
North
Where are the position of the Arafura Sea and the island of Timor, basing from the location of Spice Islands?
South
He was the Italian explorer that made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. He accidentally stumbled upon the Americas.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus’ journeys marked the beginning of centuries of?
Translantic, Conquest, and Colonization
This Portuguese noble man sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the east. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.
Vasco de Gama (1460-1524)
On June 7, 1494, the government of Spain and Portugal agreed to the treaty called?
*This treaty neatly divided the “New World” of Americas between two superpowers.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain and Portugal divided the New World by drawing a line in what which ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
Based from Treaty of Tordesillas, all lands east of that line were claimed by?
Portugal
Based from Treaty of Tordesillas, all lands west of that line were claimed by?
Spain
He was a Portuguese explorer which was set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521)
En route he discovered what is known as the _____ of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Strait
When did Magellan died?
April 27, 1521
Where did Magellan died?
Mactan, Cebu
This king refused Magellan’s petition to seek him support for a westward voyage to the Spice Islands.
King Manuel of Portugal
When did Magellan arrived in Sevile?
October 1517
Who was Magellan’s wife? How did he met her?
His wife was Beatriz, the daughter of Diogo Barbosa, who was also a Portuguese who went to Spain like Magellan.
What was the name of Magellan and Beatriz’s son?
Rodrigo
He was the king of Spain who was the grandson of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and were also the ones that funded Columbus’ expedition to the New World in 1492.
King Charles I of Spain
What is the name of the lead ship Magellan had commanded?
Trinidad
The five ships Magellan and his crew used to travel to the west were:
Trinidad
San Antonio
Conception
Victoria
Santiago
After their expedition, this was the only ship that returned home after 3 years.
Victoria
How many were the crew did this expedition had? How many were left after they came back?
The original crew were 270
18 crews have returned home
He accompanied Magellan in his fateful circumnavigation of the World. His travelogue is one of the most primary source in the study of the pre-colonial Philippines. In addition, his account is also a major reference to the events leading to Magellan’s arrival in the Philippines.
Antonio Pigafetta (1491 - 1531)