Ies juan sebastian el cano biography
Ies juan sebastian el cano biography
Biography of Juan Sebastián Elcano, Magellan's Replacement...
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Basque seafarer and circumnavigator
For other meanings, see Elcano (disambiguation).
Juan Sebastián Elcano | |
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Juan Sebastián Elcano, in a 19th-century anonymous portrait | |
Born | Juan Sebastián Elcano c. 1486 Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Castile (In modern-day Spain) |
Died | August 4, 1526 (aged 39–40) Pacific Ocean |
Occupation(s) | Explorer, navigator, mariner and military |
Known for | First circumnavigation of the Earth |
Partner | María Hernández Dernialde |
Children | N.
Elcano (daughter) and Domingo Elcano (son). |
Parent(s) | Domingo Sebastián Elcano I, and Catalina del Puerto |
Juan Sebastián Elcano[1] (Elkano in modern Basque;[2] sometimes given as del Cano;[3][1] 1486/1487[4] – 4 August 1526) was a Spanish navigator, ship-owner and explorer of Basque origin[n 1] from Getaria, part of the Crown of Castile when he was born, best known for having compl