Elcano meaning
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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. Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Castile (In modern-day Spain) |
Died | August 4, (aged3940) Pacific Ocean |
Occupation(s) | Explorer, navigator, mariner and military |
Knownfor | 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] /[4] – 4 August ) 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 completed the first circumnavigation of