TIMELINE OF

FIRST VOYAGE
AROUND THE
WORLD
AUGUST 10, 1519
270 men including Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, whi is the captain of the ship Trinidad, and
Pigaffete left Seville and descended the Guadalquivir River to Sanlucar Barrameda, at the mouth of the
river. Along Trinidad, there are also other ships namely Victoria, conception, san Antonio and Santiago.

SEPTEMBER 20, 1519

They sail and left Spain

SEPTEMBER 26, 1519

The fleet sopped in the Canary Islands, where they took supplies during the stop, Nagellan received a
secret message from father-in-law. Diogo Barbosa, warning him that some of the Castillian captains were
planning a mutiny, with Juan de Cartagea (captain of the San Antonio) being the ring leader of the
conspiracy. He also learned that the King of Portugal had sent two fleets of caravels to arrest him.

OCTOBER 3, 1519
The fleet departed the Canary Islands, sailing south along the cost of Africa. Magellan made the
unorthodox decision to follow the African coast in order to evade the Portuguese caravels which were
pursuing him.

NOVEMBER 29, 1519

The fleet reached the approximate latitude of Cape Saint Augustine which is the coastline of
Brazil

DECEMBER 19, 1519

The fleet reached Rio de Janeiro

DECEMBER 27, 1519

The fleet left Rio de Janeiro and sailed to the South American coast, hoping to reach the fabled
strait that would allow them passage past South America to the Spice Islands

MARCH 31, 1520

A break in the coast was spotted. There, the fleet found a natural harbor which they called Port
St. Julian. The men would remain at St. Julian for five months, before resuming their search for
the strait.

AUGUST 24, 1520

After almost 4 months at St. Julian, the fleet left for Santa Cruz

OCTOBER 21, 1520

They spotted a headland which they named Cape Virgenes, Pat the cape, they found the large
bay. Unlike at Rio de la Plata earlier, the water did not lose its salinity as they progressed, and
soundings indicated that the waters were consistently deep. This was the passage that sought,
which would come to be known as the Strait of Magellan. At the time, Magellan referred to it a
the Estrecho (Canal) de Todos los Santos (“All Saints’ Channel), because the fleet travelled
through it on 1 November or All Saints’ Day.
NOVEMBER 28, 1520
The fleets remaining three ships completed the journey at the Pacific. Magellan named the
waters “Mar Pacifico” (Pacific Ocean) because of its apparent stillness.

MARCH 6, 1521
The fleet reached the Mariana Islands. The first land they spotted was likely the island of Rota,
but the ships were unable to land there, and instead dropped anchor thirty hours later on
Guam.

MARCH 16, 1521

Magellan arrived in the Philippines on the Island now called Samal, then landed on the Island of
Homonhon, which was then uninhabited.

March 31, 1521

First mass held in the Philippines
Magellan Planted a giant cross in our land, became the famed Magellans Cross.
The king of Cebu was baptized as a Christian
People wishes to become Christian through their free will not because they were
force/intimidated.

APRIL 6, 1521
They sighted Cebu and made landfall the next day

APRIL 27, 1521

The battle of mactan happened. He died that they because of a shot of a poisoned arrow.

NOVEMBER 8, 1521
The ships finally reached the Moluccas
DECEMBER 21, 1521
The Victoria rounded set sail via the Indian Ocean route home commanded by Juan Sebastian
Elcano

MAY 6, 1522
The vicyoria rounded the Cape of Good Hope, with only rice for rations

SEPTEMBER 6, 1522
Elcano and the remaining crew of Magellans voyage returned to Spain aboard Victoria, almost
exactly three years after they departed. Only 18 men out of the original 270 men completed the
circumnavigation.