Those 16th
Century men who pitted their strength against the sea were free men.
Precariously borne above the watery abyss, they tacitly accepted in their
hearts the possibility – ev
en the probability – that they might perish in their
enterprise. That word adios – what else could it mean? Every time the
moorings were cast off, every time they left the quay and the weeping women,
that word of farewell, adios, exactly summed up their thoughts. It
meant: We are under no illusions; hope is unlimited but it is more sensible to
realise that we may not see each other again until we are united in the sight of
God and by the will of God
- Salvador de Madariaga-
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Discovery of America Those who remained in The Hispaniola
The first circumnavigation of the globe:Magallanes-Elcano Crews: 243 They go back to Spain once they have finished the voyage : ............................................. 18 They are hold in Cabo Verde Islands before arriving : ....................................................... 13 They died due to illnesses: ................................................................................................. 82 They died fighting or killed by Indians or Moorish: ............................................................. 35 They died due to accidents: ................................................................................................ 2 They died drowned: ............................................................................................................ 3 They died in fights on board of the ship: ............................................................................. 2 They were executed for having committed crimes or because they were left in the land: .. 6 Deserters : ............................................................................................................................ 8 They disappeared : .............................................................................................................. 8
Their destiny was unknown: ................................................................................................ 7
They are hold by the Portuguese, and the Indians in Bruney and Zebu : ........................... 8
They went back to Spain on the San Antonio :.................................................................... 51
Crew members that went back to Spain going around the world by the first time.
Crew members kept by the Portuguese in the trip back.
isappeared and went back to Spain on the San Antonio. Nationalities of the crew members
The first Europeans in America
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