FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Finding a passage to Asia by traveling West
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Circumnavigating the Globe
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Defeating the Phillipinos
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Defeating the Aztecs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world. Magellan was sponsored by Spain to travel west across the Atlantic in search of the East Indies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The voyage contributed to Europeans’ knowledge of the universe and has marked the worlds of space exploration and astronomy to this day. While crossing the Magellan Strait, the explorer and his crew observed two galaxies visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, now known as the Magellanic Clouds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) (Figure 1) has been credited with being the first person in history to circumnavigate the Earth. Magellan was born into a noble Portuguese family and became a skilled sailor and naval officer.
Detailed explanation-4: -20, 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, with five ships and a crew of 270 men, set sail from Sanlucar de Barrameda in southern Spain, on what would become the first circumnavigation of the world.