The Mutiny: The Spanish Voyage
The Mutiny
The start of the voyage was on September 20, 1519. Magellan and a crew of approximately 300 men parted from their families, getting ready to face the most turbulent experience ever. They faced a storm as they reached the equator in a country called Sierra Leone. To make everything worse, Magellan found out that 3 of the Spanish Captains were planning to kill him and King Manuel sent ships to sabotage their voyage. To avoid the ships from Portugal, Magellan ordered the captains to sail along the African coast.
They survived the storm but Magellan knew one was about to happen on board. One of the Spanish Captains—Juan de Cartagena— deliberately disobeyed Magellan. After three days, Magellan confronted Cartagena and took him in as …show more content…
Half of the food and supplies from the ships were missing! Fortunately, there were many animals on the land they were on—ducks, birds, crabs and fish. Months elapsed as the men waited for the warm weather to take place. A naked man appeared, singing and dancing one day in June. They were giants compared to Magellan so he named them Patagones, which means “big feet”. The land was titles Patagonia and the name still stands today. Magellan attempted to bring them back to Spain as hostages but they died on the journey. It finally grew warmer on August 24, so the four ships left the harbor. The Santiago was shipwrecked during a storm. On October 21 1520, Magellan finally entered the strait although he didn’t know it was the strait yet. He ordered the Concepcion and the San Antonio to see where it led. A vigorous storm struck shortly after the ships sailed. Ferdinand was in despair because everything had went downhill during the storm. The two ships were lost and his own ship seemed to be sinking. A few days later, the Concepcion and the San Antonio came back with great news. They had discovered el paso! The two ships traveled from one bay to another to escape from the storm and that was when they made their breakthrough. The men of all four ships cheered and were ecstatic. This meant that if they could get past the strait. they could reach the
The start of the voyage was on September 20, 1519. Magellan and a crew of approximately 300 men parted from their families, getting ready to face the most turbulent experience ever. They faced a storm as they reached the equator in a country called Sierra Leone. To make everything worse, Magellan found out that 3 of the Spanish Captains were planning to kill him and King Manuel sent ships to sabotage their voyage. To avoid the ships from Portugal, Magellan ordered the captains to sail along the African coast.
They survived the storm but Magellan knew one was about to happen on board. One of the Spanish Captains—Juan de Cartagena— deliberately disobeyed Magellan. After three days, Magellan confronted Cartagena and took him in as …show more content…
Half of the food and supplies from the ships were missing! Fortunately, there were many animals on the land they were on—ducks, birds, crabs and fish. Months elapsed as the men waited for the warm weather to take place. A naked man appeared, singing and dancing one day in June. They were giants compared to Magellan so he named them Patagones, which means “big feet”. The land was titles Patagonia and the name still stands today. Magellan attempted to bring them back to Spain as hostages but they died on the journey. It finally grew warmer on August 24, so the four ships left the harbor. The Santiago was shipwrecked during a storm. On October 21 1520, Magellan finally entered the strait although he didn’t know it was the strait yet. He ordered the Concepcion and the San Antonio to see where it led. A vigorous storm struck shortly after the ships sailed. Ferdinand was in despair because everything had went downhill during the storm. The two ships were lost and his own ship seemed to be sinking. A few days later, the Concepcion and the San Antonio came back with great news. They had discovered el paso! The two ships traveled from one bay to another to escape from the storm and that was when they made their breakthrough. The men of all four ships cheered and were ecstatic. This meant that if they could get past the strait. they could reach the