may 1, 1519 - Ferdinand Magellan
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In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. He also organized the first voyage that would cross the entire earth, but died in the Philippines. Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the voyage.
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