Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing

[elleng]

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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[DBoon]

1. because he was killed in the Philippines by Chief LapuLapu

and did not make it back to Spain?

[eppur_se_muova]

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

... when he recognized the local language, he realized he had traveled around the earth. https://www.history.com/news/10-surprising-facts-about-magellans-circumnavigation-of-the-globe

[elleng]

3. Elcano

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Elcano

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Yes, but Enrique did it first. Granted, it was partly involuntarily. nt