In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, leading an expedition of five ships and over 270 men, set sail from Spain in search of the Spice Islands.
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One of the survivors of the voyage was Antonio Pigafetta, a young Italian nobleman and volunteer member of the crew.
But the remainder of his party, quite inadvertently, had been First to circumnavigate the world.
Magellan was not among the survivors, having been killed in the Philippines.
Three years later, one ship returned to port with just 18 men.
In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, leading an expedition of five ships and over 270 men, set sail from Spain in search of the Spice Islands