Crew, endowments and latitudes of the Magellan expedition Elcano (1997)

The Magellan expedition (1519-1522) is thought to have sighted the island, and early Portuguese and Spanish charts mention the island under various names such as Boly, Bale and Bally.

The first written record of the language was by the Italian explorer Antonio Pigafetta during the Magellan expedition of 1521.

Still, combined with trigonometric evidence of the form used by Eratosthenes 1,700 years prior, the Magellan expedition removed any reasonable doubt in educated circles in Europe.

In 1519, he became a crew member of the Magellan expedition.

The so-called "proa" was documented by the Spanish Magellan expedition to the Philippines circa 1519 CE.

The Magellan expedition of 1519-22 proved that there was one continuous ocean from the Americas to Asia.

Survivors of the Magellan expedition brought tales of a savage island in the East Indies with them when they returned to Spain.

Soviet scientists are participating for the first time in an American planetary mission, the Magellan expedition now on its way to Venus.

Jofre de Loaísa was appointed captain along with Juan Sebastián Elcano, who had reached the Spice islands in 1521 during the Magellan expedition.