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“On September 8, 1522, nearly three years after setting out, the survivors-one ship and 18 sailors-reached Spain. The survivors had been the first people to circumnavigate, or sail around, the world. Antonio Pigafetta, one of the few survivors of the expedition, observed:‘I believe of a certainty that no one will ever again make such a voyage.”’Quote-Antonio PigafettaWho was the explorer and what was the purpose of the expedition referenced in the passage?
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Christopher Columbus wanted to find a route to the East Indies.
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Núñez de Balboa wanted to find a passage west through the Panama.
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Ferdinand Magellan wanted to find a route to the Pacific.
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Ferdinand Magellan wanted to circumnavigate the world.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Portuguese nobleman Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) sailed from Lisbon in 1497 on a mission to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the East.
Detailed explanation-2: -The expeditions were sponsored by Prince Henry of Portugal, who founded a center for seamanship around 1420 and earned himself the title of the Navigator.
Detailed explanation-3: -Captured far from the African coast when he was a boy of 11, Olaudah Equiano was sold into slavery, later acquired his freedom, and, in 1789, wrote his widely-read autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African.
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