WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nao Victoria, the ship accomplishing the circumnavigation and the only to return from the expedition. Detail from a map by Abraham Ortelius. The expedition accomplished its primary goal – to find a western route to the Moluccas (Spice Islands).

Detailed explanation-2: -In September 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. Three years later only one ship, the Victoria (depicted on a 1590 map), made it back to Spain after circumnavigating the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of the more than 200 men who were part of the Magellan expedition, less than 20 returned to Spain aboard the Victoria. After the historic voyage, the Victoria was auctioned in a public bid on 26 February 1523. A Genovese merchant, Esteban Centurion, bought it for 285 ducats.

Detailed explanation-4: -Only Elcano and 21 other passengers survived to reach Spain in September 1522. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Victoria was named after the Minim convent of Our Lady of Victory of Triana (Spanish: Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria de Triana [es]) in Seville, where Magellan took his oath of allegiance to Charles I.