RPH - Magellan Flashcards
What was the benefits of crusades?
Acquire products not available in their home country like silk, porcelain, incense, herbs, spices
Series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period.
Crusade
The road used to transport goods which oftentimes disrupted by war, natural calamities, and bandits
Silk Road
Other name for Silk ROad
Arabian-Italian ROute
Which empire forced Europeans to look for ways to purchase spices directly form the source?
Ottoman Empire
He put a maritime school who would later discover
an eastern sea route going to the Spice Island
and other islands in South East Asia.
Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal
These two event resulted in the rise of Spain as
world power.
Marriage of Queen Isabella 1 of Castile and King Ferdinand 2 of Aragon and the victory over the moors in the battle of Granada
What countries are part of the Iberian Peninsula?
Portugal and Spain
His voyage led to the discovery
of the territories on the other side of
the Atlantic Ocean.
Christopher Columbus
Which direction did magellan sail?
Westward
Name of magellan’s expedition
Magellan-Elcano Expedition
What port did the expedition of magellan left? what date? how many men?
SANLUCAR de
BARRAMEDA in SEVILLE, August 20, 1519 with 270 men.
Purpose of Magellan’s expedition westward
search a new maritime path to the Spice Islands
that would not violate Spain – Portugal treaty.
Strait that Magellan has been seeking. What day did he discovery it?
Strait of Magellan (Tip of South America) on Oct 21
How many days did it take for the fleet to complete the voyage westward?
99 days
Why was the ocean named pacific?
The water at that time was calm or tranquil due to El Nino; hence the Latin word “Pacificus”
How many ships reached the Ph? WHat date?
3, march 16, 1521
Name of the five ships
Trinidad, San Antonio, Conception, Victoria, Santiago
What two ships left the island after they returned to Cebu?
Victoria (Headed by Sebastian Elcano) and Trinidad
Which ship got captured by the portuguese on their way back to spain?
Trinidad
When did the ship reach spain? who was the leader who survived? how many people survived? which ship survived?
sept 11, 1522 - elcano - 18 survivors - victoria
Who was the assistant of magellan who kept a journal on their voyage?
Antonio Pigafetta
where was pigfetta born? who were his parents
Giovanni Pigaffeta and Angela Zoga - Vicenza Venice, Italy
