Who was the first man to travel around the world?

Answer 1

Ferdinand Magellan, Explorer

Born: c. 1480
Birthplace: Villa Real, Portugal
Died: 27 April 1521 (Killed in battle)

Portuguese name: Fernao de Magalhaes

Magellan was born in Portugal, but it was under the Spanish flag that he sailed in 1519 with the intention of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing west around South America. After much hardship he succeeded in reaching and then sailing across the Pacific Ocean. Soon thereafter he was killed while trying to subdue the natives on what is now the island of Mactan in the Philippines. After still more hardships, one of his original five ships, Victoria, eventually made it back to Spain. Though Magellan didn't complete the entire circumnavigation, as the expedition's leader he is usually credited with being the first man to circle the globe.

Answer 2

A man named Enrique de Malaca, also known as Henry the Black.
He was Ferdinand Magellan's personal slave and interpreter, and was bought in Malaysia by Magellan on his first trip to the Far East in 1511. Magellan arrived via South Africa and the Indian Ocean, and returned the same way.
In 1519 Magellan set off on his famous round the world trip, taking Enrique with him. The route he took was around the tip of South America, across the Atlantic and Pacific, so when the ships arrived in the Far East Enrique became the first man to circumnavigate the world.
Magellan was killed in the Phillippines, and the journey was completed by his second in command Juan Sebastian Elcano, who thus became the first man to circle the world in a single trip. Elcano was one of only 18 men to make it back to Portugal from the 264 that started it, de Malaca escaped after Magellans death.

Answer 3

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