Quotes About Exploration

By October 20, 1517, he had arrived in Seville

A round-trip to the far side of the world lasted seven years or longer

the largest city in Andalusia, in southwestern Spain. Ruy Faleiro, and possibly Francisco, joined him

Magellan had every intention of visiting Serrão in the island paradise

One by one, her crew of thirty-seven crawled to the end of the jib boom and jumped to a rocky beach.

European traders wishing to reach the Spice Islands previously had traveled east rather than west

God willing, I will soon be seeing you, whether by way of Portugal or Castile

O mundo que Marco Polo explorou está perdido para a História de muitas maneiras, mas alguns aspectos importantes do retrato que ele traça são surpreendentemente contemporâneos. Como mercador, compreendeu que o comércio era a essência das relações internacionais e que ele se sobrepunha aos sistemas políticos e às crenças religiosas, que são autolimitadores

And when Magellan

wine, hardtack, and water, to say nothing of the freshly caught sea elephants.

Magellan hoped that by going west, in the opposite direction, over water

he would complete the trip in a year or less and return with fresher, more potent spices.

By "sea wolves" Pigafetta meant the sub-Antarctic sea lion or the sea elephant

Magellan believed that he could do what the Genoese navigator had claimed to do but had never actually accomplished:

Significantly, Serrão's letters placed the Spice Islands far to the east of their true position;

reach the fabulous Indies by sailing westward across the ocean.

and finally the captain. Each of the top three officers had his own page (as Captain General, Magellan

edict of the Portuguese king, announced on November 13, 1504

Their land route back to Port Saint Julian presented seemingly overwhelming obstacles:

Thirty-eight days later, Magellan spied the Pacific Ocean and wept with joy.

anyone revealing discoveries or plans for missions of exploration could be executed.

Magellan's expedition to the Spice Islands must not violate the treaty.

From 1500 to about 1550, not one book concerning Portuguese discoveries was published

Magellan spoke excitedly of his intention to sail along the eastern coast of what is now called South America until the land ended