
Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 2
The Explorers Podcast
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The Adventures of Magellan
While in port he received a message that the Portuguese had dispatched a pair of fleets to stop the Armada. Magellan was eager to put the canaries in his wake and avoid what was probably a certain death if he was captured. The route does allow Magellan to dodge the Portuguese, but it also gets the fleet all worked up as they wonder what the heck he is up to. And speaking of mutiny, it's time for the first of several that will plague our expedition.
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