south america
to prove you could sail west, go around South America, cross the Pacific Ocean, and end up back in Spain.
August 20th 1578
No he did'nt
The majority of the Amazon rainforest (60%) lies within Brazil, which is in South America. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail south of South America and into the Pacific Ocean, which he named.
south
Fernando Magellan set sail from Portugal his home country when he went on his expeditionary voyages.
Spain!
Ferdinand Magellan Sailed from Spain
To sail west, go around South America, cross the Pacific Ocean, and end up back in Spain.(To circumnavigate the world)
To sail west, go around South America, cross the pacific ocean, and end up back in Spain.(To circumnavigate the world)
Yes, but only if you cross the Panama Canal or go further south and pass through the Straith of Magellan in South America.