It was Ferdinand Magellan, original name - Fernão de Magalhães, ca. 1480 - April 27, 1521 (he was killed by natives in the Philippines).
Ferdinand Magellan, but he died during the trip. His co-captain finished the trip.
Portugal is the primary nation whose language is the Portuguese. So there is only one nation whose history and language is unique.
Magellan Strait
The Portugese went around Africa, where the Spanish hired Columbus, whose brilliant idea was to sail straight across the Atlantic, where they ran into America.
sailor? yachtsman/woman?
Hudson
Senhoras is the Portuguese equivalent of the English word 'ladies'. It's a feminine noun whose definite article is 'as' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'umas'['some']. It's pronounced 'ah-see-NYAW-ruhsh'.
Baço is a Portuguese equivalent of 'spleen'. It's a masculine noun whose definite article is 'o' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'um' ['a, one']. It's pronounce 'BAH-soo'.
Bramble is an English equivalent of 'silva'. The Portuguese word is a feminine noun whose definite article is 'a' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'uma'['a, one']. It's pronounced 'SYOO-vuh'.
Esperança is a Portuguese equivalent of 'hope'. It's a feminine noun whose definite article is 'a' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'uma' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'ee-shpee-RAHN-suh'.
Sierra Leon
Natal is a Portuguese equivalent of 'Christmas'. It's a masculine noun whose definite article is 'o' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'um' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'nuh-tow'.**The sound 'ow' is similar to the sound in the English adverb 'how'.