Where was Magellan from?
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Portugal
He sailed for Spain.
💡 Did you know? Magellan was Portuguese but sailed for the Spanish king after Portugal rejected his plans.
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What did Magellan lead?
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circumnavigation
From 1519.
💡 Did you know? Magellan's fleet achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe: of five ships only one returned.
Which strait between Tierra del Fuego and the South American mainland did the Portuguese navigator pass through in 1520 as the first European?
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Strait of Magellan
At the southern tip of South America.
💡 Did you know? The stormy passage at South America's southern tip still bears his name: the Strait of Magellan.
How did Magellan’s own voyage end?
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killed in the Philippines
He did not see the completion.
💡 Did you know? Magellan did not live to see it completed: he was killed in a skirmish in the Philippines in 1521.
Who completed the circumnavigation?
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Elcano
Only one ship returned.
💡 Did you know? Juan Sebastián Elcano brought the last ship, the Victoria, back to Spain with just 18 survivors.
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