Dec 22, 2009
Article abstract: Magellan was the first person to command an expedition that circumnavigated the earth. While doing so, he discovered the southernmost point of South America (later called the Strait of Magellan), was the first to sail across the Pacific Ocean (which he named), and discovered the Philippine Islands. His feat also proved that the earth is indeed round.
Ferdinand Magellan was born in the northern Portuguese province of Minho, the third child of Dom Roy and Donha Alda Magalhães. His father was high sheriff of the district and...
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