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Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 4

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The Life and Times of San Antonio

Of the roughly 55 men who sailed from Taidor, only four would ever return to Europe. Most of them would fade away and die as prisoners far from home. Mafra's tale is somewhat tragic as he returned to find that his wife had thought him dead,. She had also spent his entire fortune. The last two survivors we have to talk about are Pigafeta and Elcano.

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