García Jofre de Loaísa Expedition to the Moluccas (1525–1526)

1. Crown orders a second westward Spice Islands venture

   Jan 1, 1525Labels: Charles V, Loa sa, Spice Islands

   • Britannica
   • Loa sa

2. Seven-ship fleet departs A Coruña

   Jul 24, 1525Labels: A Coru, Garc a, Juan Sebasti

   • Loa sa
   • APCONF

3. Fleet crosses Atlantic toward South America

   Nov 1, 1525Labels: Atlantic crossing, Brazil coast, Strait of

   • Loa sa

4. Expedition reaches Patagonian waters

   Jan 1, 1526Labels: Patagonia, Strait approach, Loa sa

   • Loa sa

5. Storms and losses during Strait of Magellan attempt

   Mar 1, 1526Labels: Strait of, Shipwrecks, Severe storms

   • Loa sa
   • Urdaneta

6. Surviving ships enter the Pacific Ocean

   May 1, 1526Labels: Pacific Ocean, Surviving ships, Long-range navigation

   • Loa sa
   • Urdaneta

7. Loaísa dies; command passes to Elcano

   Jul 30, 1526Labels: Garc a, Leadership change, Mid-Pacific death

   • Loa sa
   • Clio

8. Elcano dies at sea amid scurvy crisis

   Aug 4, 1526Labels: Juan Sebasti, Scurvy, Navigator death

   • Britannica
   • Elcano

9. Salazar assumes command of Santa María de la Victoria

   Aug 7, 1526Labels: Toribio Salazar, Santa Mar, Flagship command

   • Salazar
   • Loa sa

10. Marshall Islands sighted during Pacific crossing

    Aug 21, 1526Labels: Marshall Islands, Bokak Atoll, Pacific sighting

    • Salazar
    • Bokak

11. Salazar dies; Carquizano becomes commander

    Sep 5, 1526Labels: Toribio Salazar, Mart n, Scurvy deaths

    • Salazar
    • Carquizano

12. Victoria reaches the Moluccas; expedition’s goal achieved in part

    Oct 1, 1526Labels: Santa Mar, Moluccas, Expedition arrival

    • Loa sa
    • APCONF