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What is the name of the first Basque known to have circumnavigated the world?
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Magellan-Elcano was the name of the first Basque known to have circumnavigated the world.
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What is the name of the Basque captain who is the first European known to marry a New World princess?
Saint-Malo is the name of the Basque captain who was European known to have married a New World princess.
Who circumnavigated the world?
Magellan was the first ( yet he didn't make it home. He was killed in the Philippines) and Sir. Frances Drake also circumnavigated the world after Magellan.
Who first traveled round the earth proving it was a sphere?
it was ferdinand magellan who circumnavigated the world
Can you give me a sentence using the word circumnavigated?
circumnavigated can be best used as such. Columbus circumnavigated the whole world.
Where did the bougainvillea flower get its name?
From the name of a world-traveling admiralcomes the name of the bougainvillea.Specifically, Louis-Antoine, comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) is the first Frenchman known to have circumnavigated the world. He was assiduous in collecting wildlife samples en route. He was honored for his world-traveling achievements and collections by having the plant's genus selected in his honor.The first Europeans known to have seen the plant nevertheless may have been the count's botanist, Philibert Commerçon (1727-1773) and the botanist's assistant and lover, Jeanne Baret (1740-1807). Jeanne therefore may have been the first woman known to have circumnavigated Earth.
What is the name of the Basque tennis player who became the first Wimbledon winner from outside the English-speaking world?
Jean Borotra is the name of the Basque tennis player who became the first Wimbledon winner from outside the English speaking world.
How old was Magellan when he circumnavigated the world?
39
Which famous pirate was the first ship commander was successfully circumnavigated the world?
The first person to circumnavigate the world was Magellan, but he was not a pirate. He was killed in the Philippines, but his ships made it home to England.
Is the Basque language part of the Celtic group?
No, the Basque language is not part of the Celtic language group. It is a language isolate, meaning it does not belong to any known language family. Basque is spoken in the Basque Country region in northern Spain and southwestern France.
This country's language is not related to any other language in the world?
Basque. It is a language isolate, meaning it has no known relatives and is not related to any other language in the world. It is spoken in the Basque Country, a region in northern Spain and southwestern France.
What was Ferdinand Magellan's great accomplishment?
Ferdinand Magellan is considered as among the first individuals who circumnavigated the world. Although not literally because he died fighting locals in what is known as the "Battle of Mactan" in the Philippines. But the ships he commandeered during the voyage, Trinidad and Victoria made it back to Spain completing the first ever circumnavigation of the world.
Did Captain James Cook travel the whole world?
Of course not! He had the whole crew of his ship with him plus scientists such as Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.
