CHRONOLOGY
OF THE
FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.


Magellan arrives at Seville October 20,
1518
Magellan’s fleet sails from Seville
Monday,⁠[25]
August 10,
1519
Magellan sails from San Lucar de Barrameda,
Tuesday,
September 20,
arrives at Tenerife September 26,
sails from Tenerife
Monday,
October 3,
arrives at Rio de Janeiro December 13,
sails from Rio December 26,
sails from Rio de la Plata February 2,
1520
arrives at Port St. Julian March 31,
Eclipse of Sun April 17,
Loss of Santiago
Magellan sails from Port St. Julian August 24,
sails from river of Santa Cruz October 18,
makes Cape of the Virgins, entrance of Straits October 21,
Desertion of San Antonio November
Magellan issues from Straits into the Pacific,
Wednesday,
November 28,
Magellan fetches San Pablo Island January 24,
1521
fetches Tiburones Island February 4,
reaches the Ladrone Islands,
Wednesday,
March 6,
reaches Samar Island of the Philippines
Saturday,
March 16,
reaches Mazzava Island,
Thursday,
March 28,
arrives at Sebu Island April 7,
Death of Magellan at Matan
Saturday,
April 27,
Burning of Conception May,
Arrival of San Antonio at Seville May 6,
Arrival of Victoria and Trinity at Tidore,
Friday,
November 8,
Victoria sails from Tidore December 21,
discovers Amsterdam Island,
Tuesday,
March 18,
1522
doubles the Cape of Good Hope May 18,⁠[26]
arrives at Cape Verde Islands,
Wednesday,[27]
July 9,
arrives at San Lucar
Saturday,[27]
September 6,
casts anchor at Seville
Monday,⁠[27]
September 8,
Thanksgiving at Church of Our Lady of Victory
Tuesday,⁠[27]
September 9,
CHEFE Magelliāes
Facsimile of the signature of Fernam de Magalhães, son of Pero de Magalhães, to a receipt in the Book of Moradias signed apparently in 1525, and by some erroneously supposed to be that of the navigator.
Facsimile of the signature of Duarte Barbosa, taken from his letter to D. Manuel, dated Cananor, January 12th 1513, printed in the Appendix to “Vasco da Gama”, Hakluyt Society.
Facsimile of the signature of the navigator Fernam de Magalhães, at a Council of War at Cochim, 1510.
Magellan’s signature to a letter to the Emperor Charles V. dated, Seville, October 24th 1518.