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The text quoted here has been extracted from The Thousand Years of the de Judicibus Italian Lineage, historical anthology about familiar memories going from the origins till now, edited by Danilo de Judicibus, and translated to English by Dario de Judicibus.

Martino de Judicibus (Template:Lang-es) was a Genoese^[1] Chief Steward. He served with Ferdinand Magellan on his historical voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. His history is preserved in the nominative registers at the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain. The family name is referred to with the exact Latin patronymic, "de Judicibus".

He was initially assigned to the caravel Concepción, one of five ships of the small Spanish fleet of Magellan. By the order of Charles V of Spain, the purpose of the fleet was to circumnavigate the Earth by discovering a southwest passage connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific. Cartographers at the time believed the passage to be very probable from a geographic point of view, but nobody had trustworthy information about the supposed passage.

The real strategic purpose of the expedition was to look for a new maritime way to the Spice Islands of Indonesia, avoiding the route around the Africa whose western and southern harbors were all in the hands of Portugal. Magellan was also tasked to prove that the Spice Islands were really west of the anti-meridian borderline of Portugal according to the Treaty of Tordesillas, therefore becoming property of Spain and not it's current owner, Portugal. Lastly, new territories discovered were to be annexed to the already immense Spanish Empire.

Martino de Judicibus embarked on the expedition with the rank of merino or Chief Steward. The expedition set sail on August 10 1519 from St. Lucar, the harbor of Seville, for a voyage which ended 2 years, 11 months and 3 days later on September 6 1522, when Victoria, the only surviving ship, returned to the harbor of departure after completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth. On board the small ship only 18 men out of the original 235 crew survived. Among the survivors there were only two Italians, Antonio Lombardo (Pigafetta) and Martino de Judicibus.

The route of the voyage

Departure from Seville on 10 August 1519
Departure from St. Lucar on 20 September 1519
Arrival at the Bay of Rio de Janeiro on 14 December 1519
The Santiago wrecks
Passing through the Strait of Magellan on 21 October 1520
The San Antonio deserted and returned to Spain
Entering the Pacific Ocean on 18 December 1520
Arrival at Guam, in the Marianas, on 6 March 1521
Magellan is killed on Mactan Island on 27 April 1521
Juan Sebastian Elcano assumes command
The Concepción is abandoned
The Trinidad turns back to the Moluccas
Arrival at St. Lucar on 6 September 1522
Arrival at Seville on 8 September 1522

European survivors of the the expedition

18 Europeans returned to Seville with *Victoria* in 1522
Name	Rating
Juan Sebastian Elcano, from Getaria	Master
Francisco Albo, from Axio	Pilot
Miguel de Rodas	Pilot
Juan de Acurio, from Bermeo	Pilot
Antonio Lombardo (Pigafetta), from Vicenza	Supernumerary
Martín de Judicibus, from Genoa	Chief Steward
Hernándo de Bustamante, from Alcántara	Mariner
Nicholas the Greek, from Naples	Mariner
Miguel Sánchez, from Rhodes	Mariner
Antonio Hernández Colmenero, from Huelva	Mariner
Francisco Rodrigues, Portuguese from Seville	Mariner
Juan Rodríguez, from Huelva	Mariner
Diego Carmena	Mariner
Hans of Aachen	Gunner
Juan de Arratia, from Bilbao	Able Seaman
Vasco Gomez Gallego, from Bayona	Able Seaman
Juan de Santandrés, from Cueto	Apprentice Seaman
Juan de Zubileta, from Barakaldo	Page

Footnotes

^ Documents related to the questioning performed by the Spanish authorities after the 18 survivors of the voyage returned to Seville in 1522 report that de Judicibus was born in Savona, Italy.

External links

I 1000 Anni delle famiglie «de Judicibus» e «Giliberti» (Italian language)

[1] Documents related to the questioning performed by the Spanish authorities after the 18 survivors of the voyage returned to Seville in 1522 report that de Judicibus was born in Savona, Italy.

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 :''The text quoted here has been extracted from ''The Thousand Years of the de Judicibus Italian Lineage'', historical anthology about familiar memories going from the origins till now, edited by Danilo de Judicibus, and translated to English by [[Dario de Judicibus]]. ''
-'''Martino de Judicibus''' ({{lang-es|'''Martín de Judicibus'''}}) was a [[Genoese]]<ref>Documents related to the questioning performed by the Spanish [[Maximilianus Transylvanus|authorities]] after the 18 survivors of the voyage returned to Seville in 1522 report that de Judicibus was born in [[Savona]], [[Italy]].</ref> [[Chief Steward]].  He served with [[Ferdinand Magellan]] on his historical voyage. His history is preserved in the nominative registers at the ''Archivo General de Indias'' in [[Seville]], [[Spain]]. The family name is referred to with the exact Latin patronymic, "de Judicibus".
+'''Martino de Judicibus''' ({{lang-es|'''Martín de Judicibus'''}}) was a [[Genoese]]<ref>Documents related to the questioning performed by the Spanish [[Maximilianus Transylvanus|authorities]] after the 18 survivors of the voyage returned to Seville in 1522 report that de Judicibus was born in [[Savona]], [[Italy]].</ref> [[Chief Steward]].  He served with [[Ferdinand Magellan]] on his historical voyage to find a westward route to the [[Spice Islands]] of [[Indonesia]]. His history is preserved in the nominative registers at the ''Archivo General de Indias'' in [[Seville]], [[Spain]]. The family name is referred to with the exact Latin patronymic, "de Judicibus".
-He was initially assigned to the caravel ''Concepción'', one of the five ships of the small Spanish fleet of Magellan that, to order of [[Charles V]] of Spain, has the official purpose of circumnavigate the Earth by discovering a South-West passage connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific. About this passage, that was believed to be very probable from a geographic point of view, but of which nobody has trustworthy information, cartographers tell tales from time.
+He was initially assigned to the caravel ''Concepción'', one of five ships of the small Spanish fleet of Magellan. By the order of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] of Spain, the purpose of the fleet was to [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the Earth by discovering a southwest passage connecting the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]]. Cartographers at the time believed the passage to be very probable from a geographic point of view, but nobody had trustworthy information about the supposed passage.
-The real strategic purpose of the expedition is to look for a new maritime way to the Islands of the Spices, in the Indonesian archipelago of the Moluccas, avoiding to pass around the Africa, whose Western and Southern harbors are all into the hands of Portugal. If possible, he will have also to proof that the Moluccas are really to West of the antemeridian of the borderline that, according to the treatises, divides the zones of influence and colonial possession between Spaniards and Portugueses. Naturally, not less important, it will be any discovery of new territories to be annexed to the already immense empire of the King of Spain.
+The real strategic purpose of the expedition was to look for a new maritime way to the Spice Islands of Indonesia, avoiding the route around the Africa whose western and southern harbors were all in the hands of [[Portuguese Empire|Portugal]]. Magellan was also tasked to prove that the Spice Islands were really west of the anti-meridian borderline of Portugal according to the [[Treaty of Tordesillas]], therefore becoming property of Spain and not it's current owner, Portugal. Lastly, new territories discovered were to be annexed to the already immense [[Spanish Empire]].
-Martino de Judicibus is embarked with sobresalientes with the rank of ''merino'', that is a subordinate of infantry. The expedition sails on [[August 10]] [[1519]] from St. Lucar, the harbor of Seville, for a voyage which ends on [[September 6]] [[1522]], when "Victoria", the only surviving ship, returns to the harbor of departure after completing the first circumnavigation of the globe in 2 years, 11 months and 3 days. On board of the small ship (85 tons), embarking water and with an emergency veiling, there are only 18 men out of the 235 who left, including sailors and soldiers. Among the survivors, there are only two Italians, Antonio Lombardo and just Martino de Judicibus. Antonio Lombardo is also known as [[Pigafetta]], former secretary of Magellan, that is he who will write the history of the expedition.
+Martino de Judicibus embarked on the expedition with the rank of ''merino'' or Chief Steward. The expedition set sail on [[August 10]] [[1519]] from St. Lucar, the harbor of Seville, for a voyage which ended 2 years, 11 months and 3 days later on [[September 6]] [[1522]], when ''Victoria'', the only surviving ship, returned to the harbor of departure after completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth. On board the small ship only 18 men out of the original 235 crew survived. Among the survivors there were only two Italians, Antonio Lombardo (Pigafetta) and Martino de Judicibus.
-== The Route of Voyage ==
+==The route of the voyage==
 [[Image:Ddj_victoria_route.jpg|frame|right|The route of [[Victoria (ship)|Victoria]]]]
 * Departure from Seville on [[10 August]] [[1519]]
 * Departure from St. Lucar on [[20 September]] [[1519]]
 * Arrival at the Bay of Rio de Janeiro on [[14 December]] [[1519]]
-* The Santiago wrecks
+* The ''Santiago'' wrecks
 * Passing through the Strait of Magellan on [[21 October]] [[1520]]
-* The San Antonio deserted and returned to Spain
+* The ''San Antonio'' deserted and returned to Spain
 * Entering the Pacific Ocean on [[18 December]] [[1520]]
 * Arrival at Guam, in the Marianas, on [[6 March]] [[1521]]
-* Magellan is killed on Mactan Island on [[27 April]] [[1521]]
+* Magellan is [[Battle of Mactan|killed]] on [[Mactan Island]] on [[27 April]] [[1521]]
-* Juan Sebastian del Cano assumes command
+* Juan Sebastian Elcano assumes command
-* The Concepcion is abandoned
+* The ''Concepción'' is abandoned
-* The Trinidad turns back to the Moluccas
+* The ''Trinidad'' turns back to the Moluccas
 * Arrival at St. Lucar on [[6 September]] [[1522]]
 * Arrival at Seville on [[8 September]] [[1522]]