By 
Ewandro Magalhaes
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TED-Ed Original

How Magellan circumnavigated the globe

On September 6 1522 the "Victoria" sailed into harbor in southern Spain. The battered vessel and its 18 sailors were all that remained of a fleet that had departed three years before. Yet her voyage was considered a success for the "Victoria" had achieved something unprecedented - the first circumnavigation of the globe. Ewandro Magalhaes shares the story of Magellan's journey.

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