'Magellan\'s Great Expedition'

'On imperious 10, 1519, quintuplet stations (Trinidad, San Antonio, Concepción, Victoria, and Santiago) under Magellans command leftfield Seville and travelled from the Guadalquivir River to Sanlúrailway car de Barrameda at the give tongue to of the river, where they remained more than five weeks. Spanish administration were wary of the Lusitanian admiral and almost prevented Magellan from cruiseing, and switched his cluster of mostly Portuguese work force with men of Spain, yet on kinfolk 20, Magellan throttle piece of paper from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with approximately 270 men. King Manuel lucid a nautical detachment to absorb Ferdinand Magellan, but Magellan avoided the Portuguese. later on stopping at the Canary Islands, Ferdinand Magellan arrived at the pallium Verde Islands, where they set course for Cape St. Augustine in brazil. On November 27, they crossed the equator; on December 6, the mob sighted Brazil. \nSince Brazil was Portuguese territory, Ma gellan avoided it, and on December 13 anchored near present-day(prenominal) Rio de Janeiro. There the bunch was resupplied, but severely conditions caused them to delay. Afterwards, they continued to sail south on second Americas eastmost coast, looking for the ph unitary that Magellan believed would lead to the alter Islands. The fleet reached Río de la Plata on January 10, 1520. On March 30, the crew established a settlement that they called Puerto San Julian. A mutiny involving two of the five ship passkeys broke out. It was unrealised because the crew remained loyal. Sebastian del Cano was one of those who were forgiven. Antonio Pigafetta relates that Gaspar Quesada, the captain of Concepcion, was put to death; Juan de Cartagena, the captain of the San Antonio, and a priest named sky pilot Sanchez dela Reina were instead separated on the coast. another(prenominal) account states that Luis de Mendoza, the captain of Victoria, was exe fill ined along with Quesada.[4 ] \nThe Strait of Magellan cut through the southerly tip of South America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific.The journey resumed. ... '