Tag: Magellan

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13th December 1577: Francis Drake departs Plymouth on his circumnavigation of the globe

13th December 2025
Tagged as: Americas, Elizabeth I, England, Exploration, Francis Drake, Magellan, Pacific Ocean, Raiding, Spain

Drake’s fleet consisted of five ships, with the flagship Pelican later renamed Golden Hind, and it departed Plymouth on 13 December.

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6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world

6th September 2025
Tagged as: Exploration, Magellan, Portugal, Ship, Spain, Spices

The ship Victoria returned to Spain as the only survivor of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet that circumnavigated the globe.

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28th November 1520: Ferdinand Magellan leads the first European fleet into the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic as part of his planned circumnavigation of the globe

28th November 2021
Tagged as: America, Exploration, Magellan, Pacific Ocean, Portugal, Sailing, South America, Spain, Spice Islands, Voyage

The channel they found through the South American landmass was named the Strait of All Saints, but is now known as the Strait of Magellan.