The First Circumnavigation of the Earth by Magellan & Elcano - Summary on a Map

Let's retrace the Magellan expedition to the Spice Islands, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. This is the first video in a new series about Famous Explorers.
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Portuguese version (Brazil): Coming soon
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Music: Made for Geo History
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Software: Adobe After Effects
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Chapters
00:00 Context
02:04 Magellan expedition
03:18 Strait of Magellan
05:09 In the Philippines
06:15 Arrival in the Spice Islands or the Moluccas
07:34 Elcano in Cape Verde
08:25 Arrival in Sanlucar
08:46 Henrique of Malacca
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#geohistory #history #magellan #circumnavigation #world #explorer

[nursery]

The black clouds really make it feel like you're exploring a fantasy map

[kolinmartz]

For those wondering the Santiago was the ship that was lost searching for the southern passage. San Antonio turned around, Concepcion was scuttled by the crew at Cebu and Trinidad (the flagship) was captured by the Portuguese and only Victoria returned to Spain.

[ftr]

I love the coat of arms that Elcano received from King Charles of Spain. Two crossed cinnamon sticks along with nutmeg and spice cloves, enhanced with a helmet and the terrestrial sphere, and the motto "Primus circumdedisti me" (you were the first to circumnavigate me). All the adventure in a single image.

[gequitz]

I like that this video and the one on Columbus show most of the map in black, demonstrating the uncertainty of the new waters and lands to European explorers. I hope you do another video like this on Francis Drake

[RoGo]

Damn, what a story. This should be a movie!

[Jyyhjyyh]

One thing I find cool is that this expedition was happening right at the same time as Cortes was fighting the Aztecs. Like, the Spaniards had no idea what existed beyond the east coast of Mexico but here Magellan was already sailing around America and going across the Pacific Ocean.

[andyyang]

Stories like this makes space exploration seem much less lonely or treacherous. Just merely 500 years ago, people were setting out into complete unknown with leaking ships, not seeing land for 100 days at a time. Now at least we know clearly where the destination is, and there should be continuous communications between travelers and earth (at least within the solar system).

[brandonlyon]

I always wonder what people do for fun in these long expeditions that last over years. I mean I can’t imagine what you would do being stuck out in the endless ocean for months and months, and this before the printing press made books cheaply available.

[carl_estepa]

You forgot they discovered 2 galactic clouds during their pacific crossing and named it Magellanic Clouds

[mentalizatelo]

Great production! I liked the "fog of unexplored land", it really gives the idea of the absolute unknown beyond that.
~230 left, 17 returned. Damn.

[emigrante]

The true hero of this story was Elcano. Magellan's plan was to return following the same way across the Pacific. After his dead the new comander decided to go home following the portuguese route. Only because Magellan died at Cebu was possible to complete the first travel around the world. But now Magellan is the famous one and Elcano is almost unkown.

[arvispinkletter]

I love the ending of this. Also, something I find interesting is that a lot of us learn the name Magellan as being synonymous with circumnavigating the globe .... but he didn't even survive the whole trip! This was one crazy adventure of an expedition. "Let's try to find our own trade route, WCGW?"

[PakBallandSami]

Great this type of topics should be covered more interesting to see how people of the past do like mapping w pace of land or discovering one thing new always good to look at past to understand the mordent society

[stevedietrich]

Blacking out those areas that were unknown at the time was a nice touch as it emphasized what the explorers knew and not what we know now. Good job.

[ricardosanchezsastre]

Fun fact: Elcano, who already had a lot of experience at the sea, coming from a family of wealthy sailors, and having participated in other expeditions, had to mortgage his ship to some Savoyard merchants in order to pay his crew during the Italian Wars (1494-1559). However, the Spanish Crown never paid him for his services in battle, so he ended up selling it. Selling armed ships in wartime was a crime, making him a fugitive from justice. With this, added to his decision to cross the Portuguese area of ​​influence agreed in the Treaty of Tordesillas, creating a diplomatic conflict later, you can imagine that he did not end very well...

[fleurdepapaye]

I am shivering. This year in Summer time, I had a chance to visit Gran Canari island and entered Colombus Museum. About 500 years ago, the island was witnessing the greatest voyage in that era. The voyage to find a new spice route in Molukas, Indonesia.

In the Museum, there are replicas of the ships, maps, letters, and documentations of the spice journey. There are two cockatoo in the garden of the museum. And suddenly, I missed my homeland so much. Almost three years I've not coming back to the land of secret spicies. Wish, 2022 will get better from Corona and I can enjoy the sun and feel the slated fresh air on the Indonesian coast.

[almerakbar]

A little bit of added context: The reason why Spain and Portugal were so adamant on finding a route to the indies was because the traditional trade routes were now controlled by the Ottoman Empire, heavy tariffs and all

[Shadow-rwze]

Thanks to Pigafetta’s diary we can know all this. To anyone that’s interested in the story, all of it is mostly known today bcs of Antonio Pigafetta, a Spanish writer and knight who had the desire of experiencing a boat trip as the exploring of the world was growing that time. He was one of the 17 survivors, and was able to make friends during the trip, as well as keeping a good relation with Magellan. It’s a really good diary, and you can find books that make really good summaries. I recommend it

[Finkiu]

The discrepancy on the day of the week was the first confussion ever about a day lost, because of travelling to the West. I wonder how the flat earth fanatics would explain that.

[SergioRPerez]

Such a huge accomplishment for the Spanish crown and these brave sailors. Amazing video and great explanation.