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Juan Sebastián Elcano [1] (Elkano in modern Basque; [2] sometimes given as del Cano; [3] [1] 1486/1487 [4] – 4 August 1526) was a Spanish navigator, ship-owner and explorer of Basque origin [n 1] from Getaria, part of the Crown of Castile when he was born, best known for having completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth in the Spanish ...
May 30, 2019 · Juan Sebastián Elcano (1487–August 4, 1526) was a Spanish (Basque) sailor, navigator, and explorer best remembered for leading the second half of the first round-the-world navigation, having taken over after the death of Ferdinand Magellan.
Aug 31, 2022 · Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first known circumnavigation of the globe in September 1522. The Basque navigator led the tattered remains of Magellan's fleet back to Spain after the...
Juan Sebastián de Elcano was the navigator whose expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. He had been born in the Basque town of Guetaria in 1476 and died of scurvy in the Pacific Ocean in 1526.
Mar 5, 2021 · Espinosa is then named the new captain-general of the expedition, while Juan Sebastian Elcano assumes his former position as the captain of the Victoria. Later accounts identify the prince of Luzon as Rajah Matanda of Manila.
Aug 4, 2022 · On August 4, 1526, Spanish explorer of Basque origin Juan Sebastián Elcano passed away. Elcano was part of the Spanish expedition commanded by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan , who set sail for the first successful circumnavigation of the Earth .
Juan Sebastián (born in Getaria, Gipuzkoa, 1487 and deceased in the Pacific Ocean, 1526) led trade expeditions from a young age and eventually owned a large 200-ton carrack. Having embarked as...
Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476 – 4 August 1526) was a Spanish explorer of Basque origin. [1] He completed the first circumnavigation of the world started by Ferdinand Magellan. After Magellan's death in the Philippines, Elcano took command of the expedition and completed the voyage to Spain. The voyage proved that the Earth was round.
Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish navigator, ship-owner and explorer of Basque origin from Getaria, part of the Crown of Castile when he was born, best known for having completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth in the Spanish ship Victoria on the Magellan expedition to the Spice Islands.
Juan Sebastián Elcano was born in Getaria in the late 15th century, during an era of great nautical exploits. In 1513, Vasco Núñez de Balboa discovered the South Sea. This presented a new...
