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6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-09-05 21:05:38
Description: The ship Victoria returned to Spain as the only survivor of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet that circumnavigated the globe. Despite being Portuguese, Magellan’s voyage was funded by the Spanish king Charles I. Better known as the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Charles was determined to find a westward route to the Indies in order to avoid violating the Treaty of Tordesillas that reserved the eastward route around Africa for the Portuguese. Known as the Armada de Molucca, the expedition departed Seville on 10 August 1519. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the five ships succeeded in finding what became known as the Strait ...
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