Magellan named the strait Estrecho de Todos los Santos ("Strait of All Saints") and planted a flag to claim the land on behalf of the King of Spain.[1] Magellan's chronicler, Antonio Pigafetta, called it the Patagonian Strait, and others Victoria Strait, commemorating the first ship that entered.[2][15][16] Within seven years, it was being called Estrecho de Magallanes in honor of Magellan.[15][16] The Spanish Empire and the Captaincy General of Chile considered the strait the southern boundary of their territory.[citation needed]