21 moments

1. Service in Portuguese India

   1505-01-01 · Goa, India

   Magellan entered the Portuguese India fleet and began an eight-year period in the Indian Ocean world, including time in Goa, Cochin, and Quilon. The source documents an eight-year period across Goa, Cochin, and Quilon; this card uses Goa as one named location without asserting an exact arrival day.

2. Battle of Cannanore

   1506-01-01 · Cannanore (Kannur), Kerala, India

   Magellan fought with Portuguese forces at Cannanore and was wounded during the battle. The source supports the year but not a more precise date for Magellan's participation.

3. Battle of Diu

   1509-01-01 · Diu, India

   

   Magellan participated in the Portuguese naval victory at Diu during his Indian Ocean service. The source supports the year but not a more precise date for Magellan's participation.

4. Portuguese conquest of Malacca

   1511-01-01 · Malacca, Malaysia

   

   Serving under Afonso de Albuquerque, Magellan participated in the Portuguese conquest of Malacca.

5. Azemmour campaign

   1513-08-01 · Azemmour, Morocco

   Magellan was deployed against the Moroccan stronghold of Azemmour and suffered the leg injury that left him with a permanent limp. The source gives August 1513 but no day.

6. Relocation to Seville

   1517-01-01 · Seville, Spain

   After leaving Portuguese service, Magellan relocated to Seville, where he developed his Spanish-sponsored westward voyage project. The source supports the year but not a more precise relocation date.

7. Departure from Seville

   1519-08-10 · Seville, Spain

   Magellan began the expedition's outward voyage when the five ships left Seville and descended the Guadalquivir toward Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

8. Sailing from Sanlúcar de Barrameda

   1519-09-20 · Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalusia, Spain

   After more than five weeks at Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Magellan's expedition left Spain for the Atlantic crossing.

9. Provisioning stop at Tenerife

   1519-09-26 · Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

   Magellan stopped the fleet at Tenerife to take on supplies while receiving warnings of a possible mutiny and Portuguese pursuit. The source identifies Tenerife but not a specific harbor; coordinates are a representative point for the island.

10. Stay at Guanabara Bay

    1519-12-01 · Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Magellan and his crew stayed ashore at Guanabara Bay for two weeks to replenish provisions and interact with local people. The source gives December 1519 but no arrival day in this passage.

11. Exploration of Río de la Plata

    1520-01-11 · Río de la Plata, Uruguay–Argentina

    Magellan led the fleet into waters near Río de la Plata while testing whether they were the sought westward passage through South America. Coordinates represent Cape Santa María at the eastern approach to the Río de la Plata, rather than an exact ship position.

12. Overwintering at Port St. Julian

    1520-03-31 · Port St. Julian, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

    Magellan brought the expedition into the natural harbor of Port St. Julian to wait out the austral winter; the fleet remained there for five months.

13. Move to Santa Cruz River

    1520-08-01 · Santa Cruz River estuary, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

    After the winter at St. Julian, Magellan moved the fleet to Santa Cruz, where it stayed for six weeks before resuming the search for a strait. The move is dated only approximately ('around 24 August'); the card therefore uses month precision.

14. Passage through the Strait of Magellan

    1520-11-01 · Strait of Magellan, Chile

    Magellan led the fleet through the channel he called the Estrecho de Todos los Santos, the passage later named the Strait of Magellan. Coordinates are a representative central point for the strait, not a reconstructed exact ship position.

15. Arrival at Guam

    1521-03-01 · Guam, Mariana Islands, United States

    After crossing the Pacific, Magellan reached Guam; he ordered a retaliatory raid after Chamorro people took the flagship's boat and other items. The directly described action by Magellan occurred the day after the 6 March arrival; month precision avoids assigning an inferred day to his landing-party action. Coordinates represent Guam generally.

16. Landing at Homonhon

    1521-03-01 · Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines

    Magellan reached Homonhon after sighting Samar, resting there and obtaining food and water before continuing into the Visayas. The source identifies the 16 March sighting of Samar and the subsequent landing at Homonhon, but does not explicitly give the landing day.

17. Meeting local rulers near Limasawa

    1521-03-28 · Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte, Philippines

    Magellan reached Limasawa, met Rajah Kolambu and Rajah Siawi, exchanged gifts, and formed a blood-compact relationship with Kolambu.

18. First Mass at Limasawa

    1521-03-31 · Limasawa Island, Southern Leyte, Philippines

    

    Magellan and fifty men went ashore at Limasawa for the Mass traditionally identified as the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines.

19. Landfall at Cebu

    1521-04-07 · Cebu, Philippines

    Magellan's fleet reached Cebu, initiating his negotiations and alliance with Rajah Humabon. Coordinates represent Cebu City and harbor area; the source does not identify a more exact landing site.

20. Baptisms at Cebu

    1521-04-14 · Cebu, Philippines

    

    At Cebu, Magellan preached Christianity and witnessed Rajah Humabon and his family receive baptism and the image later known as Santo Niño de Cebu. Coordinates represent Cebu City and harbor area; the source does not identify a more exact ceremony site.

21. Battle and death at Mactan

    1521-04-27 · Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines

    

    Magellan led a small armed contingent against Lapulapu's forces at Mactan and was killed in the battle. Coordinates correspond to the commonly mapped Battle of Mactan location on Mactan Island.