Wednesday, September 20, 2006
This Day in Early Renaissance History
On this day in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan sails from Spain on the beginning of the first circumnavigation of the globe. He is killed in the Philippines (on Mactan island), but the Victoria, one of the 5 ships starting out, pulls into port, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain, on September 6, 1522, having sailed west the whole way. The voyage was so rough, and deadly (260 men set out--18 returned), no one tries again for over 50 years when Sir Francis Drake does it between 1577-80.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:22 AM 
