During the six-month listless journey after Magellan died, and before reaching the Moluccas, Elcano's stature grew as the men became disillusioned with the weak leadership of Carvalho.
Tijekom tog šestomjesečnog bezvoljnog putovanja nakon Magellanove smrti, a prije dolaska do Molučkih otoka, Elcanov je ugled rastao jer su ljudi postali razočarani slabim vodstvom Carvalha.