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Magellan named the strait Estrecho de Todos los Santos ("Strait of All Saints") and planted a flag to claim the land on behalf of the King of Spain. [15] Magellan's chronicler, Antonio Pigafetta , called it the Patagonian Strait , and others Victoria Strait , commemorating the first ship that entered.
At the time, Magellan referred to it as the Estrecho (Canal) de Todos los Santos ("All Saints' Channel") because the fleet travelled through it on 1 November or All Saints' Day. On 28 October, the fleet reached an island in the strait (likely Isabel Island or Dawson Island), which could be passed in one of two directions. Magellan directed the ...
Three days later, they found a bay which eventually led them to a strait, now known as the Strait of Magellan, which allowed them passage through to the Pacific. While exploring the strait, one of the remaining four ships, the San Antonio, deserted the fleet, returning east to Spain. The fleet reached the Pacific by the end of November 1520.
Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Strait, Revenges Strait) – between Salawati and New Guinea; Serpent's Mouth (Boca de la Serpiente) – between Trinidad and Venezuela; Shelikof Strait – between the Alaska mainland to the west and Kodiak and Afognak islands to the east, in the USA; Sibutu Passage – between Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago
1519–22 – Ferdinand Magellan's expedition reaches the Maluku Islands travelling westward, discovering the Strait of All Saints and crossing the Pacific Ocean. Later, Juan Sebastian Elcano, a member of the tripulation, is elected captain after Magellan's death and completes the first circumnavigation of the globe. [26]
Traditionally, the Christian calendar recognizes Oct. 31 as All Hallows’ Eve, holding a vigil when the faithful would pray and fast prior to the feast day of All Saints' Day (or All Hallows’ Day).
All Saints Day (Nov. 1) – People attend mass, pray and sing, and visit shrines and graves of saints. All Souls Day (Nov. 2) – People pray for those who have died, asking the saints to help ...
A church dedicated to All Saints was established at Shuart some time between 679 and the 10th century. [11] Although the status of the church at Reculver as mother church for the area dates from the 7th century, and may have led to the establishment of a church at Shuart then, this chapel might equally have been a development in response to acquisition of land in the area by Christ Church ...