Western Civilization I / Unit 16 WC1 1508 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Magellan and Elcano, 1519 to 1522
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The idea
Magellan's expedition left in fifteen nineteen, found the strait, crossed the Pacific, and lost him in the Philippines; Elcano brought one ship home in fifteen twenty-two, the first circumnavigation, proving the earth's size and the ocean's width.
In practice
Elcano rests on the anchor; the witness names Magellan alone.
Where people slip
Magellan did not complete the voyage. Say Elcano.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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