Magellan and the Fleet of Santiago

The Armada de Maluca spent five months in winter quarters. Storms battered the fleet from the start, and after going only 60 miles Magellan sailed up the Santa Cruz River to avoid the worst of the weather. The final incident that occurred was with the local Tuelci natives. In the end, Magellan and his crew would drive off the natives and capture two of the Tuelci,.