Imagenes de juan sebastian el cano biography
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Among people born in 1476, Juan Sebastián Elcano ranks 2.
It took him months to obtain the other three bonuses he had been promised – a pension, a pardon and the right to an armed guard – probably as a result of the rapprochement with the Court.
Elcano's will
The will is also a source of information about Elcano's personal life. 1940 .
39–53 . It is not known exactly why, but suddenly Elcano and the pilot Estêvão Gomes were absent from those meetings on March 15, 1524. y corr . itsasmuseoa.eus . Therefore, in the case of his participating in a military campaign in the Mediterranean 'in the service of the king', perhaps the events of the catastrophe of Gelves (1510) was a factor, since that military defeat would explain Elcano's debt.
Morison . . 8 . He proposed to continue westward returning to Europe around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, without turning back or rounding Cape Horn in South America. 2512478 . Biblioteca Virtual . Inside the building an inscription recalls the names of the rest of the crew members who, together with Elcano, succeeded in completing the trip.