In questo giorno del 1519 – Ferdinand Magellan parte la Spagna per essere prima circumnavigazione della Terra

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Wrong. Bitch died in the Philippines. He never circumnavigated the globe.

It was actually one of his slaves who eventually bungled his way back to England, who was the first person that we know circumnavigated the globe, albeit unintentionally:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_of_Malacca

And his name is Fernão de Magalhães, Portuguese explorer, that Spain sponsored in this specific endeavour.

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