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World History

elleng

(137,696 posts) Sat Oct 23, 2021, 10:07 PM Oct 2021

Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing [View all]

Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set sail to gain control of the global spice trade. What resulted was the first circumnavigation of the earth.

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Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing [View all] elleng Oct 2021 OP

because he was killed in the Philippines by Chief LapuLapu DBoon Oct 2021 #1

But his slave Enrique did. He was captured in the East Indies and served as Magellan's translator... eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #2

Elcano elleng Oct 2021 #3

Yes, but Enrique did it first. Granted, it was partly involuntarily. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #4