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Who was the first European explorer to circumnavigate the globe? What strait is named after him

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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.