Jacob van Heemskerck | Timeline

Jacob van Heemskerck (3 March 1567 in Amsterdam – 25 April 1607 in Bay of Gibraltar) was a Dutch explorer and later admiral commanding the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Gibraltar. Brother of Cornelis van "Heemskerck" (historically correct spelling) himself a less renowned explorer of Brazil. (Intro from Wikipedia)

March 3, 1567 - Amsterdam - Jacob van Heemskerck is born

July 2, 1595 - Texel - Van Heemskerck departs in the second expedition of Willem Barentsz, as a clerk =(START)

August 19, 1595 - Strait of Pet (Kara), Russia - Arrives to the Pet Streit, which was completely frozen

August 30, 1595 - Between Siberia and Vaygach Island - encounters with samoyeds

September 4, 1595 - States Island (Severny Island?) - Part of the crew goes ashore and is attacked by a polar bear

October 28(?), 1595 - Texel - Return of the unsuccessful expedition

May 18, 1596 - Texel - Van Heemskerck departs in the third expedition of Willem Barentsz

May 22, 1596 - Fair Isle, Orkneys - Arrival in Fair Isle, between the Orkneys and Shetlands

June 6, 1596 - Off Lofoten - Passage off Lofoten

June 9, 1596 - Bear Island - Discovery of Bear Island

June 17, 1596 - Spitsbergen - Discovery of Spitsbergen

July 1, 1596 - Bear Island - Return to Bear Island

July 17, 1596 - Novaya Zemlya - Arrival at Novaya Zemlya

August 27, 1596 - Ledyanaya Gavan, NE Novaya Zemlya (Kara Sea) - The ship gets stuck in the ice, and they decide to winter there in a house built out of driftwood and planks from the tween decks and the deck-house of the vessel

June 13, 1597 - Ledyanaya Gavan, NE Novaya Zemlya (Kara Sea) - They make their way to the Sea in two open boats off the Lapland coast

June 20, 1597 - Arctic - Willem Barentsz dies at sea, while studying charts

August 1(?), 1597 - Kildin Island - Arrival at Kildin Island

August 30, 1597 - Kola, S. of Murmansk - Van Heemskerck and survivors arrive in Kola and find Van Rijp

September 17, 1597 - Kola, S. of Murmansk - Departs to Holland, aboard van Rijp's ship

November 1, 1597 - Amsterdam - Jacob Van Heemskerk manages to reach Amsterdam with the other survivors

May 1, 1598 - Texel - Van Heemskerck departs for the Maluku Islands in Jacob van Neck's fleet

May(?) 20(?), 1598 - Canary Islands - Passage through the Canary Islands

August 1, 1598 - Cape of Good Hope - Van Neck rounds the Cape of Good Hope, making an excelent time

August 8, 1598 - E. of Cape of Good Hope - A storm splits the fleet in two: "Amsterdam", "Gelderland", "Zeelandia", "Utrecht", "Vriesland" head to Mauritius under Van Warwijk and Van Heemskerk

September 18, 1598 - SE. Mauritius - Warwijck anchors at Cerne Island, rebaptized as Mauritius. Sends men ashore to search for food and fresh water

September 21, 1598 - SE. Mauritius - A Council held on board the "Amsterdam" decides that there should be further excursions inland - 8 in total happen in the next days (Jolinck describes it in writing)

October 2, 1598 - SE. Mauritius - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerck weigh anchor

November 27, 1598 - Pulau Enggano, Sumatra (W Sunda Strait) - Chegada a Engano, com Van Warwijck

December 30, 1598 - Bantam, Java - Wybrand Van Warwijck arrives in Bantam, to Van Neck's celebration

January 8, 1599 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerk receives orders from Van Neck to head for the Spice Islands. The "Vrieslant" joins Van Neck's group

January 9, 1599 - Gresik (Surabaya) - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerck arrive in Gresik
January 18(?), 1599 - Arissabaya, W. of Pulau Madura, Java - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerk fight natives at Arissabaya, losing a number of men by drowning and having to ransom many prisoners
March 3, 1599 - Hila Bay, Amboyna (Ambon) - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerck reach Amboyna - They follow separate voyages
March 11, 1599 - Hila Bay, Amboyna (Ambon) - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Banda with the "Gelderland" and the "Zeelandia"
March 15, 1599 - Great Banda - Arrives in Great Banda and befriends the local habitants for future businesses
July 5, 1599 - Great Banda - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Bantam
July 11, 1599 - Buton - Sailing along Buton
July 12, 1599 - Cabayne Island(?) - The fleet reaches Cabayne Island. May, skipper of the "Zeelandia" is summoned to the flagship and it is decided that it was best to take in their sails and drift
September(?) 1(?), 1599 - Bantam, Java - Stop at Bantam in route back to Holland
December 8, 1599 - St.Helena Island - Van Heemskerck anchors at St.Helena Island
January 1, 1600 - St.Helena Island - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Holland
May 19, 1600 - Texel - Arrival in Texel, with the "Gelderland" and "Zeelandia", full of nuts, mace and cloves
April 23, 1601 - Texel - Departs to India with eight ships (plus another five of Wolphert Harmensz.). Willem Schouten goes with the fleet 
May 8, 1601 - Off Azores Islands - The faster ships of Wolphert Harmensz, separate from Van Heemskerck's squadron
June 16, 1601 - N of St.Helena Island - Van Noort's and Van Heemskerck's ships meet north of St.Helena Island
February 22, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck arrives in Bantam
May 11, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck sends Hans Schuurmans in the "Amsterdam" back to Europe with cargo
May 21, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck departs from Bantam with the"Witte Leeuw" And the "Alkmaar". De Lint sails to Holland
June(?) 1(?), 1602 - Demak, NE Semarang, Central Java - Nineteen dutch sailors are captured at Demak. They are released later and Van Heemskerck continues voyage
July(?) 1(?), 1602 - Jortam, Strait of Madura (E of Java) - Van Heemskerck obtains a licence to build a Factory
August 1(?), 1602 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Van Heemskerck arrives in Patani where he is welcomed. Stays for three months
November 16, 1602 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Van Heemskerck departs from Patani
February 25, 1603 - Singapore, East Coast - Van Heemskerck captures the 1,500 tons "Santa Catharina", after seventy killed on board, the Portuguese decide to surrender with the promise of Van Heemskerk saving their lives and landing them in Malacca - The capture causes great consternation throughout Oriente, not only because of the lost wealth, but because for the first time the Portuguese were royally defeated in a region where until then they dominated without challenge to the height
March(?) 1(?), 1603 - Malacca - The admiral, who initially thought of executing the prisoners for fear of losing the ship and his cargo, agrees to spare the Portuguese and keeps the promise made, to the extent that he is later thanked for the attitude of mercy by the county and bishop of Malacca (Speculative date)
June(?) 1(?), 1603 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck arrives in Bantam with four ships, and sees another nine dutch ships in the roadsted (Van Warwijck and Van Spilbergen were also there at the time)
August 27, 1603 - Bantam, Java - Letter to the directors of the East India Company
October 18, 1603 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Holland with the "Santa Catharina" repaired
December(?) 1(?), 1603 - near Mauritius - The "Alkmaar" starts taking on water and therefore it goes to Mauritius island to try to make the necessary repairs. Van Heemskerck continues to Holland. Meanwhile, the "Alkmaar"'s captain could not find the island, and so he heads to Antongil Bay. The ship was very damaged by the woodworm and was difficult to recover; The crew itself begins to fall ill, without the end of work in sight
July 1(?), 1604 - Texel - Van Heemskerck returns to the Netherlands with the "Witte Leeuw" and the "Santa Catharina"
September 14, 1604 - Amsterdam - Van Heemskerck marries Geertruid Maria Coltermann
January(?) 1(?), 1606 - Amsterdam(?) - Geertruid Maria Coltermann and child die in childbirth
January 18, 1607 - ? - Van Heemskerck is appointed as temporary vice-admiral of Holland and West Friesland
February 27, 1607 - Den Helder - Van Heemskerck makes his will, in the presence of three other captains in the "Roode Leeuw" (Red Lion) Hostel
March(?) 22(?), 1607 - Texel - The dutch fleet departs on a pre-emptive strike expedition to Gibraltar, to force negociations
March 29, 1607 - Isle of Wight - Van Heemskerck's fleet of twenty four ships assemble at the Isle of Wight
April 10, 1607 - River Tagus mouth, Portugal - Van Heemskerck sends a lugger in trading disguise ro reconnoitre the river. He ascertained by his spies, sent in this and subsequently in other directions, as well as by occasional merchantmen spoken with at sea, that the Portuguese fleet for India would not be ready to sail for many weeks; that no valuable argosies were yet to be looked for from America, but that a great war fleet, comprising many galleons of the largest size, was at that very moment cruising in the Straits of Gibraltar

Battle of Gibraltar, 1607

April 22, 1607 - River Tagus mouth, Portugal - Van Heemskerk sets course to Gibraltar after listening to a merchant that saw the Spanish fleet there
April 25, 1607 - Off Tangiers | Strait of Gibraltar - Van Heemskerk arrives in the Strait of Gibraltar in the morning. After finding the spanish fleet at anchor inside the Bay of Gibraltar, he summons all dutch captains aboard his flagship, the "Aeolus"
April 25, 1607 - Bay of Gibratar - During the battle, Jacob Van Heemskerk is hit in the leg by a cannon-ball and dies minutes later, aged 40 =(END)

Bibliography
LOTHROP MOTLEY, John - "History of the United Netherlands: From the death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce - 1609."

Jacob Van Neck | Timeline

Jacob Corneliszoon van Neck (1564–1638) was a Dutch naval officer and explorer who led the second Dutch expedition to Indonesia from 1598 to 1599. He was Burgomaster of the city of Amsterdam and member of two Admiralty Colleges.

January(?) 1(?), 1564 - Amsterdam - Jacob Corneliszoon Van Neck is born

May 1, 1598 - Texel - Van Neck departs for the Maluku Islands with Wybrand Van Warwijck as vice-admiral =(START)

May(?) 20(?) - Canary Islands - Passage through the Canary Islands

August 1, 1598 - Cape of Good Hope - Van Neck rounds the Cape of Good Hope, making an excelent time

August 8, 1598 - E. of the Cape of Good Hope - A storm splits the fleet in two: "Mauritius", "Hollandia" and "Overijssel" head to Madagascar under Van Neck

August 16, 1598 - Île-Saint Marie, E. of Madagascar - After the storm, Van Neck lands for provisions 

August 20, 1598 - Île-Saint Marie, E. of Madagascar - Thanksgiving in Madagascar, eating "Dodos"

November 19, 1598 - Off Sumatra - Sumatra in sight

November 24, 1598 - Samor, S. of Sumatra - Van Neck anchors off Samor, in the south of Sumatra, before sailing through the Sunda Strait

November 26, 1598 - Bantam, Java - Van Neck arrives in Bantam, with the three ships

December 25, 1598 - Bantam, Java - Christmas. Van Neck's ships are fully loaded

January 11, 1598 - Bantam, Java - Van Neck sets sail for the return voyage

January 12, 1598 - Samor, S. of Sumatra - Van Neck anchors at Samor to replenish the ships with fresh water and bring the sick on land

January 18, 1598 - Samor - Van Neck sets sail to Holland

April 7, 1598 - Cape of Good Hope - Van Neck and Janszoon round the Cape of Good Hope

Return of the Second Expedition
to the East Indies, 1599

April 26, 1598 - St.Helena Island - Van Neck anchors at St.Helena Island

May 4, 1598 - St.Helena Island - Van Neck sets sail to Holland

June(?) 15(?), 1599 - Cape Verde Islands - Passage through the Cape Verde Islands (speculative date and place)

July 17, 1599 - Texel - Van Neck returns to Holland

July 27, 1599 - Amsterdam - Back in Amsterdam
June 28, 1600 - Texel - Van Neck departs to Bantam with six ships
October(?) 1(?), 1600 - Annobon Island - Van Neck decides to devide his squadron in two groups. One, under Cornelis Van Foreest, proceeds to Sumatra
January 1(?), 1601 - Cape of Good Hope - Storms during the crossing of the Cape
March 30, 1601 - Bantam, Java - Arrival in Bantam
May 1, 1601 - Bantam, Java - Van Neck departs to Ternate
June 2, 1601 - Ternate - Arrival in Ternate to load a cargo of cloves. Van Neck finds De Lint and receives him
June(?) 15(?), 1601 - Tidore - Van Neck attacks the portuguese fort in Tidore and fails, loosing some fingers in the fight
July 29, 1601 - Ternate - Van Neck and De Lint are offered a banquet by the King of Ternate
July 31, 1601 - Ternate - Van Neck's council decides to sail to Patani, however, the monsoon forces the dutch admiral to take a course he didn't want initially. Unable to make the route north of the Celebes and Borneo, Van Neck heads to Macao
August 19, 1601 - Cuyo Island, S of Mindoro, Philippines - On the way to Macao
September 20, 1601 - South Coast of China - After a violent storm that causes damage to the ships, the south coast of China is sighted
September 27, 1601 - Macao - Arrival in Macao, where for lack of information about the seabed, Van Neck has a ship stranded and then captured by the portuguese
October 3, 1601 - Off Macao - Depards to Patani, in the south Celebes (Sulawesi)(October 21st?)
October 27, 1601 - Singora, S. of Thailand -  Van Neck reaches Singora and is greeted friendly. They are offered food but refuse to stay for long, as there is not much trade going on.
November 7, 1601 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Arrival in Patani, South Celebes (Sulawesi). He stays for several months
August 23, 1602 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Van Neck sets sail from Patani
September 27, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Return to Bantam
December 1, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Neck departs to Holland
February(?) 20(?), 1602 - Cape of Good Hope - Van Neck rounds the Cape of Good Hope (speculative date)
March(?) 12(?), 1603 - St.Helena Island - Stop at St.Helena Island (Speculative date and place)
June(?) 13(?), 1603 - Cape Verde Islands - Passage through the Cape Verde Islands (speculative date and place)
July 15, 1603 - Amsterdam - Van Neck returns to Holland
January 11, 1604 - Amsterdam(?) - Van Neck Marries Griet Jacobs van Rijn
January 24, 1606 - Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam - Baptism of daughter Weyntje, at the Nieuwe Kerk
January(?) 1(?), 1610 - Amsterdam - Daughter Weyntge is born (Van Neck's first daughter is born in 1606. We believe the reference to 1610 is incorrect, or, the child born in 1606 may have died and this is a second Weyntge)
January(?) 1(?), 1612 - Amsterdam - Daughter Maria is born
January(?) 1(?), 1620 - ? - Van Neck becomes a member of the Admiralty Board of Zeeland
January(?) 1(?), 1621 - Amsterdam - Member of the Town Council of Amsterdam (Vroedschap) from 1621
January(?) 1(?), 1622 - Amsterdam - Burgomaster of the City of Amsterdam
January(?) 1(?), 1623 - Amsterdam - Burgomaster of the City of Amsterdam
January(?) 1(?), 1625 - Amsterdam - Burgomaster of the City of Amsterdam
January(?) 1(?), 1626 - Amsterdam - Burgomaster of the City of Amsterdam
January(?) 1(?), 1628 - Amsterdam - Becomes a member of the Town Council and member of the Admiralty board of Amsterdam
April 1, 1629 - Amsterdam - Son Jacob Van Neck II is born
January(?) 1(?), 1631 - Amsterdam - Pays 300 guilders in tax
May 8, 1635 - ? - Daughter Weyntge marries Jean Le Gouche
March 8, 1638 - Amsterdam - Jacob Corneliszoon Van Neck dies, aged 74 =(END)

Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) | Timeline

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. (Intro from Wikipedia)

January(?) 1(?), 1480 - Porto, Portugal - Fernão de Magalhães is born
January(?) 1(?), 1490 - Lisbon(?) - After the death of his parents, Fernão becomes Page of Queen Leonor
March 25, 1505 - Lisbon - Fernão de Magalhães departs to India in a fleet of 22 ships sent to host Dom(*) Francisco de Almeida as the first viceroy of Portuguese India =(START)
March 29, 1505 - Off Madeira Island - The fleet sails off Madeira Island

April 6, 1505 - Cape Verde Islands - The Armada sails through the Cape Verde Islands
April 9, 1505 - Porto de Ale (Petite-Côte, SE Dakar) - The Armada makes a brief stop at Porto de Ale to resupply
April 15, 1505 - Porto de Ale (Petite-Côte, SE Dakar) - Francisco de Almeida resumes voyage and divides his Armada in two squadrons

April 20, 1505 - Line of the Equator - The fleet crosses the Line of the Equator
May 5, 1505 - South Atlantic Ocean - One of the ships in Almeida's squadron, the "Bella", springs a leak and begins to founder. The crew and cargo are distributed among other ships. After Almeida sends the faster squadron ahead, his slower squadron is now reduced to 12 ships
May 18, 1505 - Six ships under Pêro de Anaia, considered a third squadron, set out to Sofala
June 26, 1505 - Cape of Good Hope - Francisco de Almeida's squadron doubles the Cape of Good Hope with some difficulty, meeting a violent storm on the other side, during which some ships are separated
July 3(?), 1505 - Primeiras Islands, SW Angoche, Mozambique - Almeida arrives to the Primeiras Islands and waits for the remaining ships
July 18, 1505 - Primeiras Islands, SW Angoche, Mozambique - Almeida's squadron is reassembled. Of the 12 ships in his squadron, Almeida finds himself missing only two ships. Hearing nothing about the other squadron, Almeida decides to press on and sets sail north to Quiloa
July 23, 1505 - Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania) - Almeida arrives on the island-state of Quiloa with 8 ships. Without receiving the annual tribute owed to the King of Portugal, he lands 500 soldiers and takes Quiloa without opposition. A Fortress is built
August 8, 1505 - Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania) - One of the missing ships of Almeida's squadron, the "Botafogo", arrives in Quiloa harbour and rejoins the others. He leaves instructions behind for the other squadron and departs from Quiloa, wary of the monsoon timing
August 13, 1505 - Mombasa - Almeida's fleet menacingly anchors before the island-city of Mombasa. Almeida sends out an ultimatum to Mombasa, offering peace in return for vassalship and tribute to Portugal. 
August 14, 1505 - Mombasa - After the offer is rejected, the portuguese bombard and sack the city, taking 200 women slaves.
August 27, 1505 - Mombasa - After sending news and his respects to the city of Mailindi, Almeida sets sail for India with 14 ships
September 13, 1505 - Angediva Island, India - Almeida alights on the Indian coast at the island of Anjediva. As per the orders received in Lisbon, Almeida immediately begins the construction of a Portuguese fortress on the island – Fort São Miguel of Angediva. He also erects the Church of Our Lady of Springs (Nossa Senhora das Brotas) 
October 16, 1505 - Angediva Island - Almeida departs to Honnavar (Rio de Onor), the homebase of the Hindu corsair known as Timoja (or Timaya), who had caused some trouble to earlier armadas, and whom Almeida feared might yet cause trouble for Anjediva
October 18, 1505 - Rio de Onor (Honnavar, India) - Almeida believes his suspicious are confirmed when he sees a significant number of Arab ships, alongside Timoja's own, in Onor harbour. Almeida accuses Onor's rulers of breaking the proferred truce and orders an attack on the port city. Resistance is fierce, but the Portuguese manage to sack and burn the harbour and break into the city. As they approach the palace, the governor pleads for peace. Almeida, who had been wounded in the process, suspends the fighting. In the aftermath, the corsair Timoja and the governor of Onor agree to swear an oath of vassalage and promise not to molest the Portuguese in Anjediva
October 24, 1505 - Rio de Onor (Honnavar, India) - Almeida sails south to Cannanore.
October 27(?), 1505 - Cannanore - Arrival at Cannanore. Almeida visits the portuguese factory there and secures permission from the Kolathiri Raja of Cannanore to build a portuguese fort in the city
October 30, 1505 - Cannanore - Almeida sets sail to Cochin

November 1, 1505 - Cochin - Francisco de Almeida (and Ferdinand Magellan) arrive in Cochin
December 1, 1505 - Cochin - Almeida is informed that the portuguese in Quilon (Kollam) were massacred. He sends his son Lourenço de Almeida with 6 ships there,  reinforces Fort Manuel at Cochin and delivers a golden crown as a gift from King Manuel I of Portugal to the King of Cochin
March 1(?), 1506 - Cannanore - Magellan participates in the Battle of Cannanore, against forces of Calicut, Gujarat and ottoman turks - Portuguese victory

November 1(?), 1506 - Cochin(?) - Magellan is sent with Nuno Vaz Pereira to Quiloa and Sofala, in the eastern coast of Africa

November 25(?), 1506 - Melinde (Mailindi, Kenya) - Nuno Vaz Pereira takes Mailindi

December 15(?), 1506 - Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania) - Nuno Vaz Pereira reaches Quiloa
September 9, 1507 - Sofala, Mozambique - Sets sail back to Cochin with Nuno Vaz Pereira
March 1(?), 1508 - Chaul - Mamelukes of Egypt and gujaratis defeat a portuguese force in the Battle of Chaul.

November 25, 1508 - Cochin - Almeida sets sail to Diu, via Cannanore (again with Magellan)

December 4, 1508 - Cannanore - Arrival at Cannanore. Albuquerque's ships are greeted by the Viceroy aboard the "Frol de la Mar" and other vessels

December 9, 1508 - Cannanore - Sails for Diu
December 29, 1508 - Dabul (Dabhol) - On his way to Diu, Francisco de Almeida defeats a combined fleet of the Kingdom of Cambay. After bombarding Dabul, portuguese soldiers land, slaughter and burn everyone in the town, in the bloodiest episode in Portuguese India (together with Vasco da Gama's destruction of a hajj pilgrim ship)
January 5, 1509 - Dabul (Dabhol) - Francisco de Almeida departs to Diu
February 3, 1509 - Diu - Great Battle of Diu - Decisive portuguese victory over an alliance of ottoman turks, mamelukes, gujaratis, venetians and ragusans
August 18, 1509 - Cochin - Magellan departs to Malacca with Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
September 8, 1509 - Pedir (Pidie, Sumatra) - Lopes de Sequeira arrives at Pedir and finds five junks in the port. A "Padrão" (**) is erected there
September 11, 1509 - Malacca, Malaysia - Magellan arrives at Malacca in the fleet of Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
January(?) 1(?), 1510 - near the Maldives - Magellan is shipwrecked at the Padua shoals and is forced to return to India in a feat of survivability

January 15(?), 1510 - Cannanore - Forced return to Cannanore

February 10, 1510 - Cannanore - Albuquerque sails to Angediva with 23 ships and 1,800 men, with intention of going to Socotra

March 1, 1510 - Goa - The fleet reaches the mouth of the Mandovi River

March 4, 1510 - Panaji, Goa - Albuquerque assaults and takes Panaji Fort, which controled the access to Goa. Goan officials submit the city to the portuguese on the next day

May 17, 1510 - Goa - Almost surrounded by 40,000 men and under daily cannon fire, Albuquerque embarks to leave Goa, however, the monsoon makes it impossible to leave Mandovi River
August 4(?), 1510 - Angediva Island, South Goa - Magellan joins Afonso de Albuquerque's Council as the portuguese Governor waits for more ships and men
August 25, 1510 - Cannanore - Albuquerque begins to issue "mandates" of payments from the "Frol de la Mar"
September 1(?), 1510 - Cannanore - Afonso de Albuquerque issues orders to give armament to Magellan
September 22, 1510 - Cannanore - Last Albuquerque "mandate" issued from Cannanore
September 28, 1510 - Cochin - Albuquerque "Mandate" issued from Cochin
October 2, 1510 - Cochin - Magellan spends 200 "cruzados" in a business
October 10, 1510 - Cochin - Council at Cochin: Magellan gives advices to Afonso de Albuquerque against another attack on Goa
November 20, 1510 - Goa - Albuquerque reappears in the Mandovi River with his fleet
November 25, 1510 - Goa - Capture of Goa. During the next 3 days, 6,000 "moors" are killed
December 10, 1510 - Goa - Final surrender of Ismail Adil Shah and his ottoman allies. Goa is captured
April 20, 1511 - Goa - Afonso de Albuquerque sets sail to Malacca. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) goes on the expedition
July 25, 1511 - Malacca - The first assault to Malacca fails
August 15, 1511 - Malacca - Conquest of Malacca, which ends the muslim and venetian trade
October 25, 1511 - Malacca - The portuguese complete the construction of a Fortress at Malacca, the "famous" (A Famosa)

November 5, 1511 - Malacca - Magellan departs Malacca for the Maluku Islands aboard António de Abreu's caravel "Santa Cruz". The "Sabaia", a captured goan ship and another caravel also sail under Abreu's command

January(?) 1(?), 1512 - Buru | Ambon, Malukku Islands - Reconnaissance of the Malukku Islands

February(?) 1(?), 1512 - Gugegule, SE tip of Seram, Banda Islands - António de Abreu (and Magellan) winter at Gulegule due to the monsoon

July(?) 1(?), 1512 - Banda Island - After loading the ships at Banda with spices, Abreu and Magellan set sail back to Malacca

August(?) 1(?), 1512 - Banda Sea(?) - During a storm, the fourth ship of the fleet, a junk who had joined them at Banda, sinks. The portuguese survivors reach Ternate where they settle for the rest of their lives

September 1(?), 1512 - Malacca - Abreu's surviving two ships return to Malacca
January 11, 1513 - Malacca - Magellan departs Malacca for Cochin aboard the caravel "Santa Cruz". The ships "Anunciada" and "Santo António" also sail for Cochin
February 10, 1513 - Cochin - Magellan reaches Cochin aboard António de Abreu's "Santa Cruz", then continues to Portugal
July(?) 1(?), 1513 - Lisbon, Portugal - Magellan returns to Lisbon, apparently rich (speculative date)
August 17, 1513 - Lisbon - Magellan sails for Azamor (Azemmour) on the expedition of D.Jaime, Duke of Braganza. The Armada consisted of 400 ships and 18,000 men (including 2,450 on horse). Martim 13-year-old Martim Afonso de Sousa, future governor of Portuguese India, may have gone with the expedition
August 28, 1513 - Mazagão (El Jadida, Morocco) - The armada reaches Mazagão (El Jadida). The army lands and the battle for Azamor begins
September 1, 1513 - Azamor (Azemmour, Morocco) - During the fight, Magellan is wounded on the knee, resulting in a permanent limp, and his horse killed with a spear. The portuguese win the battle of Azamor

September 2, 1513 - Azamor - The Duke of Braganza enters Azamor without resistance
March 29, 1514 - Azamor - Magellan writes to King Manuel I in order to have him pay in full the value of his horse
May 15, 1514 - Azamor - Magellan loses influence, accused of illegal trade and of being absent

September 4, 1514 - While in Azamor - King Manuel orders the payment of 200 "cruzados" to Magellan at Ponte de Lima, when he returns to Portugal

November 1(?), 1514 - Lisbon, Portugal - Returns to Lisbon 
July 4, 1515 - Lisbon - Magellan receives a letter from his friend Francisco Serrão in Ambon Island (written in 1514). He the passes power of attorney to his brother Duarte de Sousa so that he receives the amount of the debt that would be paid to him in Ponte de Lima (of which there is receipt of the payment dated of November 24, 1516)

July 20(?), 1515 - Azamor (Azemmour), SW Casablanca - Returns to Azamor to to gather proof of his innocence

March 30(?), 1516 - Lisbon, Portugal - Returns to Lisbon
April 15, 1516 - Santarém, Portugal - Magellan had already had an increase in his house, according to another order of King Manuel, to be paid 14,050 "reais" of his horseman's residence, at the rate of 1,250 "réis" per month plus a bushel of barley for the last 6 months of the year 1515 and the first 3 of this year he served in Azamor

April 24, 1516 - Lisbon - Letter to Francisco Serrão in Ambon Island. As the relations with King Manuel sour, Magellan asks his friend to wait for him because he would return to the Malukku Islands either under portuguese or spanish flag
January(?) 1(?), 1517 - Lisbon - Magellan asks for and is refused housing increase of 100 "réis"

May 19, 1517 - Lisbon - Receives the rest of the money owed to him
October 20, 1517 - Seville - Magellan arrives in Seville
October 28, 1517 - Seville - Magellan contacts the overseer of the "House of Contratación", to present a project to the Spanish King
December 28, 1517 - Seville - Magellan marries Beatriz Barbosa and decides to live in Seville
February 23, 1518 - Valladolid - Magellan signs a contract with the Spanish Crown. He meets Bartolomé de las Casas, who writes a physical description of the Portuguese navigator =(crossofburgundyflag)
March 2, 1518 - Valladolid - Magellan presents Charles V with a credible perspective of the Moluccas' location and manages to convince the monarch to support his very costly and risky project

March 22, 1518 - Seville - Charles V appoints Magellan and Faleiro as captains on the expedition to the Indies in July

October 22, 1518 - Seville - Magellan has four flags bearing his arms placed on the capstans (mechanism for lifting weights), while the "Trinidad" was being prepared. This causes an incident when several spaniards accuse him of putting the weapons of the King of Portugal there

October 24, 1518 - Seville - Letter to Charles V complaining about the incident with the flags bearing his arms
August 10, 1519 - Seville - Magellan sets sail from Sevilla and descends the Guadalquivir River, staying for five more weeks at Sanlúcar de Barrameda

August 24, 1519 - Seville - Signs his Last will and Testament
September 20, 1519 - Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain - Magellan sets sail for the Atlantic Ocean
September 26, 1519 - Tenerife,  Canary Islands - Anchor at Tenerife to load more provisions and freshwater

October 1, 1519 - Tenerife - A crewman abandons the fleet but another four join Magellan. The fleet weighs anchor on the next day

November 20, 1519 - Line of the Equator - The line of the Equator is crossed
November 29, 1519 - In sight of Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Magellan arrives in Brazil and sights Cabo Frio (Cold Cape)
December 13, 1519 - Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro - Magellan's expedition stays for two weeks resting at Guanabara Bay

December 20, 1519 - Guanabara Bay - Crewman Antonio Salomón is tried and executed for homossexual practices
December 27, 1519 - Guanabara Bay - Magellan departs Guanabara Bay
January 10, 1520 - River Plate - Magellan heads south convinced that River Plate is not the passage he is looking for

February 27, 1520 - Off Puerto Deseado - Magellan passes the Deseado river and sails south. Seals and Sea Lions are hunted on a small island
March 31, 1520 - Puerto San Julián, Patagonia - Magellan anchors at San Julián
April 3, 1520 - Puerto San Julián - Mutiny during two days in one of the ships
April 7, 1520 - Puerto San Julián - After justice is done with the mutineers, Magellan decides to spend the winter there
August 24, 1520 - Puerto San Julián - Magellan weighs anchor and continues his voyage with four ships
October 21, 1520 - Cape Virgenes - Magellan seeks the entrance of the Strait to the Pacific. A storm helps him
November 11, 1520 - Strait of Magellan - Magellan enters the Strait that was named after him
November 28, 1520 - Pacific Ocean - Magellan reaches the end of the Strait
January 24, 1521 - Puka-Puka, French Polynesia - Landfall on an uninhabited island which Magellan names St.Paul
January 28, 1521 - Puka-Puka, French Polynesia - Magellan continues voyage
March 6, 1521 - Guam Island - Magellan reaches Guam after the long Pacific Ocean crossing
March 17, 1521 - Suluan and Homonhon Islands, Philippines - Arrival at the first islands of the Philippines. Magellan anchors at both in the same day
April 7, 1521 - Island of Cebu, Philippines - Magellan is guided by indigenous boats to the Island of Cebu
April 27, 1521 - Mactan Island, Philippines - Magellan is killed by lapu-lapu indians in Mactan Island, near Cebu City =(END)

(*) Dom, abreviation, D. - a portuguese equivalent of the british "Sir"/"Dame"
(**) A padrão was a marble marker, about fifteen feet high, bearing the coat of arms of the Portuguese Crown; these were setup in many parts of Asia and Africa as symbols of discovery and possession)

Bibliography
GARCIA, José Manuel - "O Terrível - A grande biografia de Afonso de Albuquerque", 2017

Turgut Reis | Timeline

Dragut (Turkish: Turgut Reis) (1485 – 23 June 1565), known as "The Drawn Sword of Islam", was a famed, respected, and feared Muslim Ottoman Naval Commander of Greek descent. Recognized for his military genius, he was once described by a French admiral as "A living chart of the Mediterranean, skillful enough on land to be compared to the finest generals of the time. No one was more worthy than he to bear the name of king".

October 24, 1485 - Bodrum - Turgut Reis is born

January(?) 1(?), 1497 - Bodrum - Turgut is recruited by an ottoman commander for his extraordinary talent in using spears and arrows

January 22, 1517 - El Mahalla el Kubra, Egypt - Battle of Ridanieh - Ottoman victory over the Mamluk Sultanate

January 24, 1517 - Cairo - Present at the sack of Cairo

February(?) 1(?), 1517 - Alexandria - Turgut Reis returns to Alexandria after the conquest of Egypt (speculative date)

January(?) 1(?), 1520 - Djerba Island, Tunisia - Barbaros Hayreddin is joined by Salih Reis and Turgut Reis at Djerba Island

June(?) 1(?), 1520 - Annaba, E of Algeria - Barbaros, Salih Reis and Turgut Reis assault spanish-controlled Annaba

January(?) 1(?), 1521 - Balearic Islands - Barbaros raids the Balearic Islands

March(?) 1(?), 1521 - Off Cadiz - Barbaros captures several spanish ships returning from the New World

June 1(?), 1522 - Off Island of Rhodes - Barbaros joins Kurtoğlu putting Rhodes under siege

June 26, 1522 - Island of Rhodes - Kurtoğlu lands his troops at the island

December 30(?), 1522 - Island of Rhodes - Barbaros participates in the ottoman conquest of Rhodes

January 1, 1523 - Island of Rhodes - The surviving Knights of St.John depart from the island

June 1(?), 1525 - Coast of Sardinia - Barbaros raids the coasts of Sardinia

January(?) 1(?), 1526 - Capo Passero, SE tip of Sicily - Turgut Reis captures the fortress of Capo Passero

May 1(?), 1533 - near the Island of Aegina, Greece - Turgut Reis captures two venetian ships near the Island of Aegina, Saronic Islands

June 1(?), 1538 - Adriatic Sea - Turgut Reis joins Barbarossa in his pursuit of Andrea Doria

August 1(?), 1538 - Heraklion (Candia), Crete - Turgut Reis captures Heraklion (Candia)

September 28, 1538 - Preveze, Ionian Sea - Battle of Preveze - Great ottoman victory

June 12, 1539 - Castelnuovo (Herceg Novi), Montenegro - Barbaros lands at Castelnuovo and put siege to the city

July 23, 1539 - Castelnuovo (Herceg Novi), Montenegro - Ottoman assault to the city - Turgut Reis captures five ships

August 5, 1539 - Castelnuovo (Herceg Novi), Montenegro - Barbaros and Turgut Reis capture Castelnuovo

December 1, 1539 - Corfu - Landing at Corfu - Turgut Reis encounters 12 Venetian galleys under the command of Francesco Pasqualigo and captures the galley of Antonio da Canal

January 1, 1540 - Djerba Island, Tunisia - Turgut Reis is appointed Governor of Djerba

April 1(?), 1540 - Island of Gozo, Malta - Turgut Reis lands at Gozo and sacks the Island

June 15, 1540 - Girolata, NW Corsica - Turgut Reis is captured while a maintenance was being done to the ships - apparently Salih Reis escapes - speculative date

July(?) 1(?), 1540 - Genoa - Turgut Reis is taken in irons to Genoa - speculative date

May(?) 29(?), 1544 - Genoa - With his 210 ships, Barbaros threatens to attack the city unless it frees Turgut Reis

June 5(?), 1544 - Elba Island - Barbaros appears before Elba, threatening to bombard Piombino unless the city's Lord releases the son of Sinan Reis who had been captured and baptized 10 years earlier by the Spaniards in Tunis, he obtained his release. He then captures Castiglione della Pescaia, Talamone and Orbetello in the province of Grosseto in Tuscany. There, he destroys the tomb and burns the remains of Bartolomeo Peretti, who had burned his father's house in Mytilene the previous year, in 1543. He then captures Montiano and occupies Porto Ercole and the Isle of Giglio. He later assaults Civitavecchia, but Leone Strozzi, the French envoy, convinces Barbarossa to lift the siege

July 1(?), 1544 - Ischia - After assaulting the coasts of Sardinia, Barbaros lands at Ischia, capturing the city as well as Forio and the Isle of Procida, before threatening Pozzuoli

July(?) 15(?), 1544 - Lipari - Barbaros lands for the last time on the Italian Peninsula. There, he bombards the citadel for 15 days before they surrender

June 1(?), 1545 - North Coast of Sicily - Turgut Reis bombards the north coast of Sicily

July 1(?), 1545 - Island of Capraia, NW Elba Island - Turgut Reis ravages the Island of Capraia

April 1(?), 1546 - Laigueglia, Liguria - Turgut Reis captures Laiguelia with a force of 1,000 men

August 1(?), 1546 - Toulon - Turgut Reis reaches to the security of Toulon, staying there for several months while Andrea Doria was trying to force him out of the Malta area

July 1, 1547 - Malta - Turgut Reis assaults Malta once again with a force of 23 galleys and galiots

July 29, 1547 - Salve, Apulia - Turgut Reis assaults the city of Salve

January(?) 1(?), 1548 - Djerba Island, Tunisia - Turgut Reis is appointed "Beylerbeyi" of Algeria. Makes base at Djerba, where he orders the construction of a quadrireme galley at the naval arsenal of the Island

August 1(?), 1548 - Castellamare di Stabia, Bay of Naples - Turgut Reis lands at Castellamare di Stabia and captures it along with the nearby town of Pozzuoli

May 1(?), 1549 - ? - Sails toward Liguria with 21 galleys, including his new quadrireme galley

July 1(?), 1549 - Rapallo, SE Genoa - Turgut Reis assaults Rapallo

February 1(?), 1550 - Mahdia, Tunisia - Turgut Reis recaptures Mahdia, along with Al Munastir, Sousse and most of Tunisia, with a force of 36 galleys

May 1(?), 1550 - Sardinia - Turgut Reis assaults the ports of Sardinia

May 20(?), 1550 - Bonifacio, Sardinia - Turgut Reis tries the capture of Bonifacio, but is unsuccessful

May 25(?), 1550 - Island of Gozo, Malta - Stops at the Island of Gozo to replenish his ships with water and to gather information on the activities of the Maltese Knights. Sails to Liguria

June 1(?), 1550 - Off Genoa - Turgut Reis attacks Rapallo for the third time. Then sails toward Spain

July 1(?), 1550 - W Sardinia - Lands at the western shores of Sardinia

September 1(?), 1550 - Djerba Island, Tunisia - Turgut Reis repairs his ships at the beach of Djerba while Mahdia surrenders to the joint spanish-sicilian-maltese force

October 1(?), 1550 - Djerba Island, Tunisia - Turgut Reis is blocked by Andrea Doria's fleet inside the island's lagoon

December(?) 1(?), 1550 - Istanbul - Turgut Reis returns to Istanbul

March(?) 1(?), 1551 - Istanbul - Turgut Reis departs from Istanbul with Sinan Pasha and a fleet of 112 galleys, 2 galleasses and 12,000 janissaries

May 1(?), 1551 - Augusta, E of Sicily - Sinan Pasha and Turgut Reis bombard the city of Augusta, as revenge for the Viceroy of Sicily's role in the invasion and destruction of Mahdia, where most inhabitants had been massacred by the joint Spanish-Sicilian-Maltese force

July 1(?), 1551 - Malta - Turgut Reis and Sinan Pasha land 10,000 men at Marsa Muscietto and put siege to Birgu and Senglea. Later they assault Mdina, but lift the siege after realizing that it was impossible to capture the island with the number of troops in hand

July 18, 1551 - Island of Gozo, Malta - Bombardment of Gozo

July 30, 1551 - Tripoli, Libya - Arrival at Tripoli

August 15, 1551 - Tripoli, Libya - Turgut Reis attacks and captures Tripoli

September 1(?), 1551 - Taggia, Liguria - Turgut Reis sails to Liguria and captures Taggia

May(?) 1(?), 1552 - Istanbul - Turgut Reis departs from Istanbul with a fleet to Italy (in alliance with Henry II of France)

July 1, 1552 - Taormina, E Sicily - Turgut Reis lands at Taomina and later bombards the ports on the Gulf of Policastro

August 5, 1552 - Off Ponza, S Anzio, Italy - Battle of Ponza - Franco-Ottoman victory

May 1(?), 1553 - Chios Island, Greece - Turgut Reis sets sail from the Aegean Sea with 60 galleys

May 15(?), 1553 - Crotone - Turgut Reis captures Crotone and Castello in Calabria

August 24, 1553 - Bastia, Corsica - The city is taken by the franco-ottoman forces.

September(?) 1(?), 1553 - Bonifacio, Corsica - The city is taken by the franco-ottoman forces. Turgut Reis sets sail to Istanbul

October(?) 1(?), 1553 - Istanbul - Turgut Reis returns to Istanbul

December(?) 15(?), 1553 - Istanbul - Sails from the Bosphorus with 60 galleys towards Chios Island

January(?) 1(?), 1554 - Chios Island, Greece - Winter in Chios

June(?) 1(?), 1554 - Vieste, near Foggia - Turgut Reis sails into the Adriatic Sea and lands at Vieste, capturing and sacking the city

July(?) 1(?), 1554 - Ragusa (Dubrovnik) - Sails towards Dalmatia and bombards the port of Ragusa
August(?) 1(?), 1554 - Orbetello, SE Grossetto - Turgut Reis lands at Orbetello and raids the coasts of Tuscany
July 1(?), 1555 - Capo Vaticano, Calabria - Turgut Reis lands at Capo Vaticano
March 1(?), 1556 - Tripoli, Libya - Turgut Reis is appointed Pasha of Tripoli. There, he strenghtens the walls of the citadel surrounding the city and builds a gunpowder bastion
July 1(?), 1556 - Lampedusa Island - Turgut Reis lands at Cape Santa Maria at the island of Lampedusa, where he captures a Venetian ship which transported ammunition and weapons for the defense of Malta
December 1(?), 1556 - Gafsa, Tunisia - Turgut Reis expands his territory in Tunisia, capturing Gafsa
January(?) 1(?), 1557 - Istanbul - Turgut Reis returns to Istanbul
July(?) 1(?), 1557 - Istanbul - Turgut Reis leaves the Bosphorus with a fleet of 60 galleys in the "summer"
August(?) 1(?), 1557 - Gulf of Taranto | Cariati - Turgut Reis arrives at the Gulf of Taranto. Lands in Calabria and assaults Cariati, capturing the city
January(?) 1(?), 1558 - Gharyan, S Tripoli - Turgut Reis expands his territory in Libya
April(?) 1(?), 1558 - Istanbul - The ottoman fleet sets sail to the Western Mediterranean
June 1(?), 1558 - Strait of Messina - Joins the fleet of Piyale Pasha and together they capture and sack Reggio Calabria
June 13, 1558 - Sorrento (Napoli / Salerno) - Turgut Reis and Piyale Pasha capture Sorrento
August 1(?), 1558 - Off Malta - Several ships captured off Malta
September 1(?), 1558 - Ciutadella, Minorca Island - Turgut Reis rejoins Piyale Pasha and the two admirals assault the coasts of Spain before capturing Ciutadella
January(?) 1(?), 1559 - Off Algiers - Turgut Reis repells a spanish attack on Algiers
May 9, 1560 - Djerba Island, Tunisia - Battle of Djerba - Great ottoman victory
March 1(?), 1561 - Marettimo Island, W of Sicily - Turgut Reis and Uluç Ali Reis capture the island of Marettimo
June 1(?), 1561 - Stromboli Island - Turgut Reis lands on the Island of Stromboli
July 1(?), 1561 - ? - Captures seven Maltese galleys under the command of knight Guimarens, whom he later freed for a ransom of 3,000 gold ducats
July 8(?), 1561 - Island of Gozo, Malta - Stop at Gozo to replenish the galleys with water
July 15(?), 1561 - Tripoli, Libya - Turgut Reis arrives at Tripoli
August 1(?), 1561 - Naples - Turgut Reis lays siege to the city of Naples and blocks the port with 35 galleys
April 1(?), 1562 - Off Malta - Turgut Reis sends scout ships to explore all corners of the island of Malta
September(?) 1(?), 1562 - Off Oran, Morocco - Lays siege to Oran, which was under spanish control (speculative date)
January(?) 1(?), 1563 - La Herradura Bay, Almuñécar - Turgut Reis lands at the shores of the province of Granada and captures Almuñécar, along with 4,000 prisoners
April 3, 1563 - Oran and Mers-el-Kebir, Morocco - Turgut Reis, with 20 ships and 20 pieces of siege artillery, joins the 10,000 men of Salih Reis and lays siege to Oran and Mers-el-Kébir
September 1(?), 1563 - Off Capri Island - Captures six ships off the Island of Capri
October 1(?), 1563 - Capo Passero, Sicily - Turgut Reis passes by Capo Passero
May 31, 1565 - Dragut Point, Malta - Turgut Reis joins Piyale Pasha with 1,600 men and 15 ships and lands in Marsa Muscietto (Dragut Point)
June 17, 1565 - Malta - Siege of Malta - Turgut Reis is gravely wounded by splinters from a cannonball
June 23, 1565 - Malta - Turgut Reis succumbs to his wounds and dies, aged 80 =(END)