oct 20, 1520 - Ferdinand magellan : mar pacifico
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November 1520, he and his crew were the first known Europeans to see the great ocean, which Magellan named Mar Pacifico, the Pacific Ocean, for its apparent peacefulness, a stark contrast to the dangerous waters of the strait from which he had just emergedAdded to timeline:
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oct 20, 1520
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~ 505 years ago