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What country had the first sailor to circumnavigate the globe to avoid being caught for piracy?

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Answer: Spain

Spain had the first sailor to circumnavigate the globe. It was reported that Ferdinand Magellan was the first human but later the honor was given to Magellan’s personal slave, Enrique of Malacca (now Malaga, Spain). Victoria was the ship used in the voyage.

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