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Ferdinand Magellan's primary goal was to find a westward route to the Spice Islands (the Moluccas) in order to establish a direct trade route to the lucrative spice trade. He succeeded in reaching the Philippines and the Spice Islands, but he did not complete the journey himself as he was killed in the Philippines in 1521. Ultimately, his expedition, which continued under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcano, became the first to circumnavigate the globe, achieving the broader goal of demonstrating the possibility of global maritime navigation, even if Magellan did not survive to see it.

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