Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish sailor who completed the first round-the-world voyage in the Magellan-Elcano expedition, remaining at the head of the expedition after the death of Ferdinand Magellan. A native of the town of Guetaria, Elcano began his circumnavigation on 10 August 1519 and arrived in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on the Nao Victoria on 6 September 1522, after a three-year voyage. This document is contextualised a few years after his return, in 1526, the date on which he wrote his will, which can be consulted.

Collection: Texts

Project: 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.

Chronology: XVI

Scope: Baccalaureate, University

Link: http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/show/122300

Resource type: Historical source

Format: Unknown

Source: Archivo Archivo General de Indias. Colección Patronato Real. Serie Descubrimientos, descripciones, población, conquista y pacificación. Subserie Descubrimientos, etc.: Maluco o Especiería. Fracción de Serie-Unidad de Instalación Descubrimientos, descripciones,etc.: Maluco o Especiería

Language: Spanish

Date: 26/07/1526

Owner: Álvaro Chaparro Sainz (Modernalia)

Identifier: ES.41091.AGI//PATRONATO,38,R.1

Copyright: © MECD. Archivos Estatales (España)

Abstract: Documents about Juan Sebastián Elcano, including the sailor's will, as well as some family lawsuits