Ferdinand Magellan: the first to go around the world? : Explorers & leaders : Sea & shi... - 0 views
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Ferdinand Magellan Columbus landed in the 'new world' of the Americas in 1492. Explorers coming after him in the 16th century brought the news to Europe that the Pacific Ocean lay beyond the western coast of America. Suddenly people began to understand that they could reach the East by sailing westwards from Europe.
