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In reply to the discussion: Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing [View all]

eppur_se_muova

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2. But his slave Enrique did. He was captured in the East Indies and served as Magellan's translator...
Reply to elleng (Original post)
Sun Oct 24, 2021, 01:00 AM
Oct 2021

... when he recognized the local language, he realized he had traveled around the earth. https://www.history.com/news/10-surprising-facts-about-magellans-circumnavigation-of-the-globe

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Magellan did NOT circumnavigate the earth! PBS, Magellan's Crossing [View all] elleng Oct 2021 OP
because he was killed in the Philippines by Chief LapuLapu DBoon Oct 2021 #1
But his slave Enrique did. He was captured in the East Indies and served as Magellan's translator... eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #2
Elcano elleng Oct 2021 #3
Yes, but Enrique did it first. Granted, it was partly involuntarily. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #4
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