Speaking of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, perhaps most of us will think of such an evaluation as "feat". But the translator wanted to say,
The process of Magellan "accomplishing" this "feat" is really not easy!
Magellan's Expedition
The Portuguese captain commanded the Spanish crew
First of all, because Magellan was Portuguese, and this fleet was supported by King Charles V of Spain at the time, Magellan was actually in an awkward position when it came to departure.
At that time, Spain and Portugal were the two main competitors on the sea, so the Spanish sailors of Magellan's fleet were reluctant to listen to Magellan, the Portuguese. For the Portuguese, Magellan actually helped Spain sail around the world, which was a traitor to the letter.
No, just sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to Argentina in South America, and winter is here. Because of the seasons, Magellan's fleet lingered for several months in what is now Argentina. During this time, a shipwreck sank, and the crew of another ship mutinied, directly out of reach, and sneaked back to Spain.
Magellan's ship
The Pacific Ocean is really not peaceful
In order to control the crew, Magellan had to resort to thunderous means and execute some rebels. Later, while continuing their voyage, they encountered a dangerous sea, now the Strait of Magellan.
They crossed the Strait of Magellan without any difficulty, but what awaited them was the most vast Pacific Ocean in the four oceans. During the crossing of the Pacific, dangers such as food spoilage and scurvy outbreaks ensued. For European seafarers at the time, having scurvy was essentially a death sentence.
So the question is, why didn't Magellan's fleet be completely destroyed because of this? Historian Lawrence Bergling, author of The Edge of the World: Magellan's Thrilling Circumnavigation, believes they may have landed briefly on Guam. After correcting there for a while, they continued sailing and arrived in the Philippines.
Portrait of Magellan
Universal died before he could become a body
Because Magellan had already reached the Malay Islands on a previous eastward voyage, after arriving in the Philippines again, Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe was not yet complete, although it was not yet complete. Because since you can reach the Philippines from east to west, the earth is naturally round. In this way, the "earth is a circle" that Magellan's circumnavigating the world wants to prove can already be concluded.
However, after all, he has not yet returned to the place of origin, so Magellan is not yet a complete merit. However, Magellan was never complete, because he died in the Philippines.
It turned out that because of his difficult nature, in the Philippines, Magellan began to do what the European navigators of that era would do-aggression. And this time, they encountered hard stubble. During the engagement, Magellan was killed by the natives. In this way, Magellan died before the Universal, and only some of the crew members of his fleet completed the second half of the journey and returned to their origin, Spain.
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe
Magellan's Circumnavigation of the Globe: The Power to Change the World
Nevertheless, Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe changed the world. Through this voyage, Europeans were generally convinced that the earth was really a circle, and that whether to the east or west, they could eventually return to the place of departure. This made the great voyages that had begun to appear in Europe more "unscrupulous", bringing pain around the world at the same time, but also strengthening exchanges between various places, laying the foundation for the current "global village".