| |
| | Ferdinand Magellan - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | By May 6, 1522, the Victoria, commanded by Juan Sebastián Elcano, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, with only rice for rations. |
 | | Twenty crewmen died of starvation before Elcano put in to the Cape Verde Islands, a Portuguese holding, where he abandoned 13 more crewmen July 9 in fear of losing his cargo of 26 tons of spices (cloves and cinnamon). |
 | | On September 6, 1522, Juan Sebastián de Elcano and the remaining crew of Magellan's voyage and the last ship of the fleet, Victoria, arrived in Spain, almost exactly three years after leaving. |
| open-encyclopedia.com /Ferdinand_Magellan (2403 words) |
|