Armada de Molucca
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The Armada de Molucca was the name of the fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" ....

 in an attempt to find the Spice Islands
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands are an archipelago that is part of Indonesia, and part of the larger Maritime Southeast Asia region. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone...

. It consisted of five ships, Magellan's flagship Trindidad, the provision ship San Antonio, and the smaller ships Concepcion, Victoria
Victoria (ship)
Victoria was a Spanish carrack and the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world. The Victoria was part of a Spanish expedition commanded by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and after his demise during the voyage, by Juan Sebastián Elcano...

, and Santiago.

An excellent reference is: "Over the Edge of the World - Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe" by Laurence Bergreen, 2003, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 10 East 53rd. Street, New York, NY 10022
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