WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which ship of Magellan was burned by the Filipinos?
A
Victoria
B
Concepcion
C
Villalobos
D
Legazpi
E
Felipe II
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On this day, 500 years ago, the Spanish ship Concepcion of the Magellan-Elcano expedition was burned off the sea of Bohol.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fleet arrived in Borneo on July 8, setting sail again on July 29. By then, there were not enough crew to operate three ships, so they decided to burn the carrack ConcepciĆ³n and continue their quest to find the Maluku Islands with just two ships.

Detailed explanation-3: -After burning the Spanish ship Concepcion off the sea of Bohol on May 2, 499 years ago, the Magellan-Elcano expedition, the first to circumnavigate the world, sailed southwesterly toward Sulu Sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Magellan commanded the lead ship Trinidad and was accompanied by four other ships: the San Antonio, the Conception, the Victoria and the Santiago.

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