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Was Ferdinand Magellan's voyage successful?

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Well, as always you have to consider the point of view. But beside that of those who died in the voyage, we can safely say it was an enormous success by looking at the legacy that was left behind from the voyage: First circumnavigation of the earth. That is, a voyage of sixty thousand kilometers. read more

Magellan died during the voyage to protect the crew in the Philippines, so he technically never made the circumnavigation. But his name is still widely remembered despite that. I’d say that’s pretty good success for 270 men on 5 ships sailing, potentially, to their death (and indeed many died). read more

Ferdinand Magellan (/ m ə ˈ ɡ ɛ l ə n / or / m ə ˈ dʒ ɛ l ə n /; Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w dɨ mɐɣɐˈʎɐ̃jʃ]; Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes, IPA: [ferˈnando ðe maɣaˈʎanes]; c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. read more

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