Gasparo Contarini
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Gasparo Contarini was an Italian diplomat, cardinal, and Bishop of Belluno. He advocated for dialogue with Protestants during the Reformation. Born in Venice, he served as the Republic's ambassador to
Cardinale Gaspare Contarini, di Cristofano dell'Altissimo, 1552 68 FG
Contarini's coat of arms (left) in the Ingeram Codex
His tomb in the church of the Madonna dell'Orto
De republica Venetorum, 1626.
Magellan expedition
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The Magellan expedition, sometimes termed the Magellan–Elcano expedition, was a 16th-century Spanish expedition planned and initially led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and completed by the
Gasparo Contarini
…Born in Venice, he served as the Republic's ambassador to Charles V during its war with him. He was the first to explain the time discrepancy in the Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation due to Earth's rotation. He participated in diplomatic efforts and reconciliations, and became a cardinal, even though he was initially a layman…
King Charles of Spain was 18 years old when he agreed to finance Magellan's expedition to the Spice Islands in 1518. Painting by Bernard van Orley, c. 1517.
Juan Sebastián Elcano, who led the return voyage to Spain
Ferdinand Magellan, leader and captain-general of the expedition
A modern replica of the Victoria in the Nao Victoria Museum, Punta Arenas, Chile