Loaisa Expedition to the Philippines(1525-1526)
Summary
TLDRThe Losa expedition, launched in 1525, aimed to rescue Magellan's lost ship, Trinidad, and colonize the Spice Islands. With seven vessels and 450 men, including tradesmen and administrators, they faced numerous challenges, including shipwrecks, desertions, and leadership losses to scurvy. The fleet, reduced to one ship, continued to the Philippines and the Molokas, with only 25 men surviving to reach the Spice Islands in 1536, completing the second circumnavigation in history under Portuguese guard.
Takeaways
- 🏴☠️ The expedition was initially a rescue mission for the Trinidad, a sister ship to the Victoria from Magellan's expedition.
- 🛳️ The Victoria returned to Spain in 1522, prompting the search for the missing Trinidad.
- 📜 The mission included a secondary goal of colonizing the Spice Islands, with seven vessels and 450 men assigned for the task.
- 🗺️ The expedition set sail from Coruna in 1525, with the aim of following the expected return route of the Trinidad.
- 👑 Losa was named captain, alongside Juan Sebastian Elcano, who had previously reached the Spice Islands in 1521.
- 🌊 The fleet navigated southwest to the Canary Islands, then south along the African coast, and west across the Atlantic to Brazil.
- 🌬️ Poor weather conditions led to the loss of two ships and the desertion of one, reducing the fleet to four vessels by May 1526.
- 🌧️ After passing through the Strait of Magellan, the remaining ships lost contact with each other in heavy rain.
- 💔 Captain Losa died of scurvy in July 1526, followed by Elcano and later Alonso de Salazar, all succumbing to the same disease.
- 🚣♂️ The expedition faced further setbacks with food poisoning and desertion, leaving only a handful of survivors.
- 🏝️ The survivors, under the command of Martin iniguez de Carquizano, reached the Philippines and the Molokas, but continued to suffer losses.
- 🔄 The final survivors returned to Spain in 1536, completing the second circumnavigation of the world under Portuguese guard.
Q & A
What was the primary purpose of the Loa expedition?
-The Loa expedition was conceived as both a rescue mission to find the fate of the Trinidad, and a voyage of discovery to locate and colonize Magellan's Spice Islands.
How many vessels and men were assigned to the expedition led by Loa?
-Loa was assigned seven vessels and a total of 450 men, including tradesmen and administrators, for the Spice Islands settlement.
On what date did the Loa expedition set sail from Coruna?
-The expedition set sail from Coruna on July 24, 1525.
Who was named as captain alongside Loa during the expedition?
-Juan Sebastian Elcano, who had reached the Spice Islands in 1521 during the Magellan expedition, was named captain alongside Loa.
What was the initial direction of the fleet's journey after setting sail?
-The fleet initially headed southwest to the Canary Islands and then south along the African coastline.
When did the fleet reach the Patagonian shore in South America?
-The fleet reached the Patagonian shore in January 1526.
Why did Loa decide to abandon the search for the Trinidad?
-Loa decided to abandon the search for the Trinidad due to poor weather conditions and no sign of the ship.
What happened to the fleet while trying to enter the Strait of Magellan?
-In high winds, two ships were wrecked, and one tacked into the Atlantic and deserted the expedition.
How many ships were left after passing through the Strait of Magellan and entering the Pacific?
-After passing through the Strait of Magellan, only four ships entered the Pacific.
What was the cause of death for Loa and Elcano during the expedition?
-Loa and Elcano both died of scurvy during the expedition.
Who completed the second world circumnavigation in history and when did they return to Spain?
-Alonso de Salazar, who took command after the deaths of Loa and Elcano, completed the second world circumnavigation in history and returned to Spain in 1536.
Outlines
🏴☠️ The Search for Trinidad and Colonization of Spice Islands
The script details the expedition led by García Jofre de Loaysa, which was launched as both a rescue mission for the lost ship Trinidad and a voyage to colonize the Spice Islands, as discovered by Magellan. Loaysa was assigned seven vessels and 450 men, including various specialists, to establish a settlement on the islands. The expedition began on July 24, 1525, with a journey that initially followed the expected return route of the Trinidad. However, after reaching the Patagonian shore in January 1526 and finding no trace of the missing ship, the decision was made to proceed to the Spice Islands. The journey was fraught with difficulties, including poor weather and the loss of ships, ultimately leaving only one, the Santa Maria de la Victoria, to continue the mission.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Loaísa Expedition
💡Spice Islands
💡Trinidad
💡Scurvy
💡Juan Sebastián Elcano
💡Magellan's Strait
💡Pacific Ocean
💡Circumnavigation
💡1525
💡Portuguese India Armada
Highlights
The expedition was a rescue mission and a voyage of discovery, seeking the fate of the Trinidad.
The Victoria, from Magellan's expedition, returned to Spain with news of Trinidad's last sighting.
Losa was ordered to search for Trinidad and colonize the Spice Islands.
450 men, including tradesmen and administrators, were assigned for the settlement.
The expedition set sail from Corona on July 24, 1525.
Losa and Juan Sebastian Elcano were named captains.
The fleet's journey included heading to the Canary Islands and along the African coast.
Losa moved west across the Atlantic to Brazil in November 1525.
The search for Trinidad was abandoned in favor of continuing to the Spice Islands.
Poor weather conditions led to the loss of ships and scattering of the fleet.
The fleet passed through the Strait of Magellan and entered the Pacific on May 26, 1526.
Losa died of scurvy on July 30th, 1526, leaving Elcano in command.
Elcano also died, and command was taken over by Alonso de Salazar.
Salazar and later Martin Iniguez de Carquizano also died, with Deodaneta taking command.
The expedition reached the Philippines and Molokas but faced further losses.
Deodaneta and 24 men survived to land in the Spice Islands and returned to Spain in 1536.
The return to Spain was under Portuguese guard, marking the second world circumnavigation.
Transcripts
loses expedition was conceived both as a
rescue mission and a voyage of discovery
the victoria a vessel from magellan's
expedition to the pacific
had returned to spain in 1522 with word
that her sister shipped the trinidad had
last been seen attempting to return home
by sailing east from the spice islands
to south america
losa was ordered to seek trinidad or
news of her fate
by voyaging along her expected return
route to spain
he was also ordered to locate and
colonize magellan's spice islands
for this purpose losa was assigned seven
vessels and a total of 450 men
including tradesmen and administrators
for the spice islands settlement
the expedition set sail from corona on
july 24
1525. losa was named captain along with
juan sebastian elcano
who had reached the spice islands in
1521 during the magellan expedition
the fleet headed southwest to the canary
islands and then south along the african
coastline
in november 1525 losa moved west across
the atlantic to brazil
reaching the patagonian shore in january
1526.
there was no sign of trinidad and dalosa
decided to abandon the search for her
and continue instead to the spice
islands
however the weather was poor and over
the next several weeks
in high winds while trying to enter the
strait of magellan
the ships alternately gathered and
dispersed
two ships were wrecked and one tacked
into the atlantic and deserted the
expedition
on may 26 1526
this diminished fleet of four ships
passed through the strait and
entered the pacific the bad weather
which had originally scattered
losses fleet continued in the pacific
the four remaining vessels quickly lost
sight of each other in the heavy rain
and were unable to regroup when the
storm finally passed on june 1st
santa maria de la victoria was the only
ship left
losa himself died of scurvy on july 30th
1526
el cano a few days later alonso de
salazar took command after the deaths of
losa and elcano
after one month of holding the command
he also died of scurvy shortly after
having left guam on september 5th 1526
and was succeeded by martin iniguez de
carquizano
reached the islands of visakhias and
mindan now in the philippines and the
molokas
but died of food poisoning only
undressed deodaneta and 24 other men
survived to land in the spice islands
they returned to spain in 1536 in the
portuguese india armada and under
portuguese guard to complete the second
world circumnavigation in history
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