Juan sebastian el cano biography of albert

Juan Sebastián Elcano (Guetaria, 1486-Pacific Ocean, August 4, 1526) was a Spanish sailor who completed the first uninterrupted circumnavigation of the world, the Magellan-Elcano expedition, to the remain in charge of the expedition after the death of Fernando de Magallanes.

The seaman Juan Sebastián Elcano (from Getaria in northern Spain) led the expedition after Magellan's death, and was responsible for its successful completion.

The seaman Juan Sebastián Elcano (from Getaria in northern Spain) led the expedition after Magellan's death, and was responsible for its successful completion.

Juan Sebastián Elcano ().

Juan Sebastián Elcano, sometimes misspelled Del Cano, was a Castilian navigator, ship-owner, and explorer of Basque origin who was a crewman.

Estatua Juan Sebastian Elcano is the statue of the most known person of Getaria, because he was the first person to round the world in the Middle Ages.

The Princess of Asturias participated, as a first-class midshipman, in various seamanship training and manoeuvring activities, including mast.

Biography

Origins

Juan Sebastián Elcano was born on an unknown date, probably around 1486, in the town of Guetaria, province of Guipúzcoa, territory belonging to the Crown of Castile. There are no great doubts about the birthplace of the famous sailor, since Juan Sebastián Elcano himself mentioned his birthplace in his will.

Local tradition says that he was born in a now-defunct tower-house that was located on a plot of land on San Roque street in the old part of this town. A plaque near the site commemorates this alleged fact.

His parents were Domingo Sebastián de Elcano and Catalina del Puerto.

It is believed that Juan Sebastián belonged to a family of well-to-do fishermen and sa