About 400 yrs ago Magellen sailed westwards.After 3yrs his ship returned to the same point from where it had started.
The Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and the Spanish fleet, proved the world was round. They were the first to circumnavigate around the world and complete the first voyage around the world.
His voyage was the first to circumnavigate the world, unfortunately he was killed by natives just before making it around the world.
All of Magellan's cousins were European.
i think either magellan or juan sebastian del cano
Magellan first landed in Cebu, Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan organized the first expedition to go entirely around the world. Though the goal was reached, Magellan was killed along the way and was not to see his expedition complete his goal.
The Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and the Spanish fleet, proved the world was round. They were the first to circumnavigate around the world and complete the first voyage around the world.
Magellan's expedition of 1519-1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean (then named "peaceful sea" by Magellan; the passage being made via the Strait of Magellan), and the first to cross the Pacific. It also completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, although Magellan himself did not complete the entire voyage, being killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines.
Magellan.
The first expedition around the globe was led by Ferdinand Magellan.
Magellan s voyage was the first to sail around the world, though he did not complete the voyage.
In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan led the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe, with Juan Sebastian Elcano completing the journey after Magellan's death in the Philippines. Magellan's expedition played a significant role in advancing knowledge of the world's geography and paved the way for future exploration and trade routes. While Magellan did not personally complete the circumnavigation, his leadership and vision were crucial in initiating the voyage and its eventual completion.
Magellan was the first to lead a mission to sail around the world, thus proving that the world was indeed round. However, he did not complete this voyage, as he was killed in the Philippines. 8 of his crew straggled home.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
His voyage was the first to circumnavigate the world, unfortunately he was killed by natives just before making it around the world.
All of Magellan's cousins were European.