Abstract
On August 10, 1519, a fleet of five ships under Magalhaes could set out. With supplies for a two-year journey and a view of a hefty reward in the event of a successful return, the crew of 265 men of various nationalities.
A successful but painful journey took three years. It led through the Atlantic, the Strait of Magellan on the southern tip of America to the Pacific Ocean, Guam, the Philippines, the Maluku, the Indian Ocean, and around the west coast of Africa back to Sanlúcar, Spain, where only one ship arrived on September 6, 1522. on April 27, 1521, Magalhaes was killed in a skirmish with the natives on the island of Mactan.
Only 18 crew members returned home under Captain Elcano's command. During the expedition, 234 crew members died, mostly from scurvy, malnutrition and conflicts with indigenous peoples.
However, the cargo of 26 tons of valuable cloves imported by the expedition paid the costs. The significance of Magalhaes's journey today is sometimes compared