Ferdinand Magellan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: , ; Spanish: ; Spring 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a maritime navigator and explorer. Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 at Sabrosa, near Vila Real, in the...
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The first person to circumnavigate the earth was Magellan's Basque navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano, Magellan himself was killed in the Philippines and did not complete the voyage. Elcano took command and completed the voyage Magellan began....
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The privateer and slaver Francis Drake in 1580, in the 'Pelican', renamed the 'Golden Hind'. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for his efforts and, as Sir Francis Drake, he defeated the Spanish Armada.
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Ferdinand Magellan and a filipino servant of his, and not the crew of his ship, were the first two people to circumnavigate the world. When they reached the Philipines, Magellan and the servant had completed their circumnavigation of the globe. ... ; Who was the first person to drive the first car?; Who was the first person...
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Fredinand Magellan Juan Sebastian Elcano. Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe ever in the world?
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They were the first to circumnavigate the globe. When the Victoria's spices were auctioned, the income was high enough to cover all the expenses of the voyage and even produce profit. ... On 21 May 2008, Adrian Flanagan became the first person to complete a single-handed, vertical circumnavigation, covering the 31 000 miles...
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Comments: Dampier probably became the first person to circumnavigate the globe twice. Chiefly famous because Alexander Selkirk, the model for Robinson Crusoe, was marooned on Juan Fernandez Island off Chile on this expedition.
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Even more information about this book Summary of Maiden Voyage The First American Woman and The Youngest Person Ever to Circumnavigate the Globe Alone;
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A 36-year-old Swiss school teacher has driven 32,000 miles through 38 countries in 17 months in a sunlight-powered car to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a solar vehicle. ... Louis Palmer's voyage concluded Monday with him pulling up to a building in Poznan, Poland, ... His three-wheeled,
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