Juan Sebastián Elcano belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Juan Sebastián Elcano as Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition.
Juan Sebastián Elcano was born at Getaria in 1487. His recorded nationality is Spain.
The Age of Discovery was driven by Iberian crowns, the caravel and the search for a sea route to the spice trade - and it opened the Atlantic world with consequences its sailors never intended.
He is recorded as explorer and seafarer.
His recorded expeditions and events include circumnavigation.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Juan Sebastián Elcano died in 1526, aged 39. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Expeditions: circumnavigation
- Recorded as explorer and seafarer
