Limasawa
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Limasawa, officially the Municipality of Limasawa, is an island municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 6,480 people, making i
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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
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…population of 6,480 people, making it the least populated town in the province. Limasawa was the second island (after Suluan) of the Philippines that the Magellan Expedition landed on. Antonio Pigafetta documented the island as "Mazaua". He described it as being inhabited with cultivated fields. In March 28, 1521 the Magellan…
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