Magellan’s five ships, sailing south from the…

February 1520 CE

Magellan’s five ships, sailing south from the Bay of Rio de Janiero, reach Río de la Plata in early February 1520 and probe the estuary for the passage through the continent to the Southern Sea.

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Río de la Plata View →

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Antonio Pigafetta View → Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor View → Duarte Barbosa View → Enrique of Malacca View → Estêvão Gomes View → Ferdinand Magellan View → João Rodrigues Serrão View → Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca View → Juan Sebastián Elcano View →

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Tidore, Sultanate of View → Ternate, Sultanate of View → Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of View → Portuguese Empire View → Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of View →

Topics
Age of Discovery View → Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese View → Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Exploration of Oceania, European View → Colonization of Asia, Spanish View → Colonization of Asia, Portuguese View → Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth View →

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Spices View →

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Commerce View → Watercraft View → Exploration View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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