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  At last the expedition set sail, on 20 September 1519. It r-
eached Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, seven days later.
Here there were the first signs of conflict and disagreement
between Magellan, as Captain-General of the fleet, and the 
Spanish captains in charge of indivdual ships.
  The main cause of the dispute was that Magellan was a true
explorer, anxious to discover more about the world, while his
captains were interested only finding a new and profitanle t-
rade route to the Spice Islands. In addition, because of the
rivalry between Portugal and Spain, Magellan and his captains
did not trust each other.
  Matters came to a head when they started arguing about the
course they should follow across the Atlantic. One of the c-
aptains, Juan de Cartagena, tried to organize a revolt. Mag-
ellan had him arrested and put in chains. For the moment he
had restored law and order.

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