StudyGPT Just Leveled Up – Say Hello to Knowee! 🚀
Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools

Which explorer was the first to lead a voy-age that eventually went around the world? For which European country did he sail?

Question

Which explorer was the first to lead a voyage that eventually went around the world?

For which European country did he sail?

🧐 Not the exact question you are looking for?Go ask a question

Solution

The first explorer to lead a voyage that eventually went around the world was Ferdinand Magellan. He sailed for the European country of Spain.

Here are the steps:

  1. Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, proposed his plan to King Charles I of Spain. His plan was to find a western route to the Spice Islands in Indonesia.

  2. In 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships and about 270 men.

  3. They sailed across the Atlantic, down the east coast of South America, and through what is now known as the Strait of Magellan, at the southern tip of the continent.

  4. After crossing the Pacific, they reached the Spice Islands in 1521.

  5. On the journey back, Magellan was killed in the Philippines, but one of his ships, the Victoria, continued the journey back to Spain under the command of Juan Sebastian Elcano.

  6. The Victoria, with 18 men aboard, arrived back in Spain in 1522, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the globe.

This problem has been solved

Upgrade your grade with Knowee

Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.