Loaisa biography
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Loaisa biography
Loaísa expedition facts for kids
| Sponsor | Spain |
|---|---|
| Leader | García Jofre de Loaísa |
| Start | July 24, 1525 (1525-07-24) |
| End |
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| Goal | Colonize Spice Islands, rescue Trinidad |
| Ships | 7 |
| Crew | 450 |
| Survivors | 25 |
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The Loaísa expedition was an early 16th-century voyage of discovery to the Pacific Ocean, commanded by García Jofre de Loaísa [es] (1490 – 20 July 1526) and ordered by King Charles I of Spain to colonize the Spice Islands in the East Indies.
The seven-ship fleet sailed from La Coruña, Spain in July 1525 and became the second naval expedition in history to cross the Pacific Ocean, after the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation. The expedition resulted in the discovery of the Sea of Hoces south of Cape Horn, and the Marshall Islands in the Pacific.
One ship ultimately arrived in the Spice Islands in September 1526.
Origins
De Loaísa's expedition was conceived both as a rescue miss