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Juan Sebastián Elcano (Elkano in modern Basque; sometimes given as del Cano; 1486/1487 – 4 August 1526) 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 ...
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. Upon his return to Spain, the King presented him with a coat of arms that contained a globe and the ...
Juan Sebastián Elcano [n 1] (Guetaria, hacia 1486 [3] [4] -Océano Pacífico, 3 [1] o 6 de agosto de 1526 [2] [3] ) fue un marino español que dio la primera vuelta al mundo conocida. [n 2] En 1519 se alistó en una expedición a las islas de las Especias de cinco naos bajo el mando de Fernando de Magallanes.
Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a training ship of the Spanish Navy. It is a four-masted topsail, steel-hulled barquentine ( schooner barque ). At 113 metres (371 ft) long, it is the third-largest tall ship in the world, and is the sailing vessel that has sailed the furthest, covering more than 2,000,000 nautical miles (3,700,000 km; 2,300,000 mi ...
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.
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 ...
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.
The Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands set sail with five ships in 1519, led by the Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan. The journey was completed in 1522 with a single carrack, the Victoria,...
On Monday, August 6, eight degrees above the line of the equator, Captain Juan Sebastián Elcano died. Three days later, the ship's officials decided not to continue traveling north. Of the seven...
The “Juan Sebastián Elcano” is the Spanish Navy midshipmen training vessel. She is a four masted topsail schooner with a hull made of iron and a crew composed of 220 members, including midshipmen. She was launched in 1927 and delivered to the “Armada” in 1928.
