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Portuguese explorer credited as being the first to circumnavigate the world. true or false

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world. Magellan was sponsored by Spain to travel west across the Atlantic in search of the East Indies.

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