USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan died before his fleet completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth 500 years ago, on September 6, 1522. The first circumnavigation of the world was unwittingly initiated by Ferdinand Magellan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Francis Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition (and on a single independent voyage), from 1577 to 1580.

Detailed explanation-4: -In September 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. Three years later only one ship, the Victoria (depicted on a 1590 map), made it back to Spain after circumnavigating the world. Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan began a historic journey to circumnavigate the globe.