The Basque Explorer Jaun Sebastian Elkano was the first to sail around the world ,He was Magellans second in Command. Of 5 ships and 244 Men who left Spain on a multinational voyage with Portugeuse commander Ferdinand Magellan in 1519, all died except 17 Men on the Vessel Victoria Commanded by Jaun Sebastian Elkano, who returned to Spain in 1522. Fact!Magellan is often credited as He was the Captain at the start, but He was killed in the Phillipines and never completed the trip
Ferdinand Magellan was the fist leader of the expedition, but died in the Philippines. The master of the ship when it sailed back into Seville was Juan Sebastián Elcano. It is believed, however, that Magellan's slave Enrique was from the Philippines since he cold speak the local dialect when they arrived there. This would make him the first person to complete a circumnavigation of the world, although only his voyage from Spain to the Philippines was in a Spanish ship.
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Sir Francis Drake sailed along the west coast of the United States, landing in 1579 and spending time in what is now California.
Sir Frances Drake commanded the first English expedition to circumnavigate the world.
The explorer you are seeking is Ferdinand Magellan.
Ferdinand Magellan Actually Ferdinand Magellan was not the first. He died on his expedition because they were not knowledgeable of how long the trip would last and they did not bring enough supplies. 270 men were on his crew and only 18 of the men survived and they did not include Magellan.
Sir Francis Drake was the pioneer Englishman to first circumnavigate the world.
Magellan was an explorer born in Portugal, but sailed for Spain. He was the first European explorer to circumnavigate the world. He named the Pacific Ocean Pacific. Balboa was a Spanish explorer who first sailed the Isthmus of Panama and claimed it for Spain. He was the first to see, not cross, the Pacific Ocean which at that time was called the Ocean Sea.
He sailed on the HMS Beagle after his graduation
Fernidad Magellan.He sailed from maybe Spain of Portugal.
He was the first person to circumnavigate the world and found a hidden strait where you could sail to Asia. Technically, he didn't circumnavigate the world, because he died on Mactan Island on April 27, 1521. Juan Sebastian del Cano (Elcano) took over and they sailed to Asia and collected valuable spices. Than they sailed back to Spain and made it back with only about 20 survivors.
1519 is when he started to circumnavigate the globe. But in 1520 he was killed and his crew brought his ship back to spain. Which makes everyone think that he sailed around the world.
The first to circumnavigate the world was Ferdinand Magellan. ----
He started the expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the globe. He died on the way, however, he is still given the credit.
The credit has been given to Ferdinand Magellan although he failed to circumnavigate the globe in his effort in any single try. His combined efforts allow his name to receive the credit. Ferdinand Magellan and his crew sailed around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to successfully circumnavigate the world.
Desota sailed to the New World in 1514 with the First Governor of Panama.
The first person to circumnavigate the world was Ferdinand Magellan.