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    Who was the first person to sail round the world?

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    Magellan

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    The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is often credited as being the first person to have circumnavigated the globe,but the reality of his journey is a bit more complicated.Though Magellan is often credited with the first circumnavigation on the globe, he did so on a technicality: He first made a trip from Europe to the Spice Islands, eastward via the Indian Ocean, and then later made his famous westward voyage that brought him to the Philippines. Magellan confirmed that the world was a globe He opened up Asia to European markets, trade and colonization. He also helped the spread of Christianity. Magellan helped the world in many ways he brought up new trade routes. He also brought new ideas to the world when he was exploring.


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