WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Thereafter, Victoria was the only ship to complete the return voyage, crossing uncharted waters of the Indian Ocean under Juan Sebastián de Elcano’s command to sail around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Three years later, in 1522, the Victoria was the only one to return to Spain, making it the first ship known to successfully circumnavigate the globe. The other ships were either destroyed, captured, or deserted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eventually, the ship was captured by the Portuguese and wrecked in a storm in an attempt to return to Europe via the Pacific route. The last remaining ship, Victoria, returned to Spain via the Indian Ocean and the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.