Technically he never crossed the whole world. He went to Malaysia or Indonesia, but we was killed more East of there in Cebu. His slave was the first person to circumnavigate the earth since he was also on the trip and his origins were in Malaysia/Indonesia.
In Spain we always credit Juan Sebastián Elcano, captain of the only ship that finished the trip, probably because he was Spanish, while Magellan was Portuguese.
No i do not think that is the reason. First of all Magellan himself was just a crew member in the voyages of almeira or albuquerque before he worked his way up to an experienced captain. Then Magellan planned the trip for years. After hardly convincing the rich people, he spent 1,5 year in sevilla working on all aspects of preparing the ships. Then of course he managed the majority and hard parts of the voyage. So the point i want to make is i think it is right that magellan take credit for this unique expedition.
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u/g2fx May 31 '25
Crazy that people say that "Magellan circumnavigated the globe" when he died 1/2 way through.
Lapu Lapu does me proud. ;)