Juan Sebastián Elcano

Castilian sailor.

There's more out there than you can imagine.

#OceanLife #Travel #Perspective

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

Some of my most IMPORTANT diary entries during the first CIRCUMNAVIGATION in history 🌍

A thread 🧵 (1/17)

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

#TodayInHistory Magallanes - a hero and friend - died while fighting Lapu-Lapu 🪦

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

📅 April 27, 1521
📍 Mactan

News have spread around Victoria that our general, the man who desperately fought to get this expedition running, #Magallanes has perished in battle on the island of Mactan. 🫡⚰️

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

#expedition #journey #Magallanes #Elcano #circumnavigation #MagallanesExpedition #sailortocaptain #catholic #religion #FirstMass #history #funhistory #thread #KingdomOfCastile #Castile #ModernAge #exploration #spices #Moluccas #ocean #travel #historical #diary #entries #historic

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

Some of my most IMPORTANT diary entries during the first CIRCUMNAVIGATION in history 🌍

A thread 🧵 (1/17)

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

Returning to Sanlúcar 👋

(17/17)
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[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

📅 September 6, 1522
📍 Sanlúcar de Barrameda

We have returned to the gorgeous #Sanlúcar!

Clear skies and sweet air welcomed us to #Seville as we returned from this three year expedition in which history was made after becoming the first to complete a voyage around #Earth! 🗺️

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

#ElcanoReturn #HistoricDay #HistoricDate #brave #NeverGiveUp #KingdomOfCastile #Castile #History #WorldHistory #circumnavigation #return #sailortocaptain

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

📅 September 6, 1522
📍 Sanlúcar de Barrameda

We have returned to the gorgeous #Sanlúcar!

Clear skies and sweet air welcomed us to #Seville as we returned from this three year expedition in which history was made after becoming the first to complete a voyage around #Earth! 🗺️

[Juan Sebastián Elcano @jb_elcano]

We hope to have left a long-lasting #legacy.
We hope that we will be honored by our future generations.
We hope to be remembered as those who risked their lives for the #future of our kingdom. 🛡️