USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, they spent three months and twenty days at sea, before reaching Guam and then the Philippines. The fleet entered the Pacific from the Strait of Magellan on 28 November 1520, and initially sailed north, following the coast of Chile.

Detailed explanation-3: -His fleet accomplished the westward crossing of the ocean in 99 days, crossing waters so strangely calm that the ocean was named “Pacific, ” from the Latin word pacificus, meaning “tranquil.” By the end, the men were out of food and chewed the leather parts of their gear to keep themselves alive.

Detailed explanation-4: –In the end, Magellan would not complete the epic journey. But members of his crew did, setting the foundation for global commerce and colonization that remains with us today. After three long years at sea, only a handful of survivors returned to the Spanish harbor.