Quotes About Leadership

He was one of those capital M Men.

forcing Magellan to seek shelter. He ordered the fleet to reverse course

and exert the control over the expedition that had been denied him in the royal contract.

Mendoza returned to Victoria, where he and the other captains resumed plotting against Magellan

The gallows that Magellan had erected still cast a shadow over a hill

Preparations for the voyage continued, but the flag incident served as a warning to Magellan that his men

mass, only Magellan's cousin, Álvaro de Mesquita, the recently appointed captain of San Antonio, came aboard Trinidad

Magellan realized that the empty chairs made for an ominous sign.

under the command of the two Portuguese commanders.

In pursuit of his goal, he attracted navigators, shipwrights, astronomers, pilots, cosmographers, and cartographers

Yet his salary was considerably more than Magellan's, the highest of any in the fleet:

Sailing into these shallow, sediment-rich waters, Magellan thought he might have been entering the waterway leading

Cartagena was to have the final say over all commercial aspects of the expedition;

where they cooperated in the enterprise of exploring the world, under Henry's direction.

This provision made Magellan responsible to Cartagena for all commercial decisions.

enabled Cartagena to step in at any moment and prevent Magellan from enriching himself

Magellan lost all interest in his visitors and busied himself readying the flagship against attack.

He convinced Gil Eannes, a Portuguese explorer, to try once more

that he, and not they, had the final say on the conduct of the entire voyage.

On the strength of his reputation as a soldier, nobleman

As the two struggled, Quesada's guard took Hernández hostage, and suddenly the ship was without officers

but at the same time he turned a blind eye to the scandals and mutinies surrounding Magellan

Elcano, the Basque mariner, took command and immediately ordered the imprisonment of two Portuguese

Magellan and Faleiro had to see to it that the crew members had no contact with local women.