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elleng

(136,826 posts) Sat Oct 23, 2021, 10:07 PM Oct 2021

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

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 (Original Post) 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

DBoon

(23,170 posts)

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

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 10:19 PM

Oct 2021

and did not make it back to Spain?

eppur_se_muova

(37,662 posts)

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

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:00 AM

Oct 2021

... 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

(136,826 posts)

3. Elcano

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:07 AM

Oct 2021

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

eppur_se_muova

(37,662 posts)

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

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:10 AM

Oct 2021

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