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28th November 1520: Magellan sails from the Atlantic to the Pacific

  • 28th November 2018
  • Tagged as: Discovery, Exploration, Portugal, Ship, South America, Spain

On the 28th November 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European ships from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific as part of his planned circumnavigation of the earth.

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