Which explorer's expedition is most associated with fi rst circumnavigating

the globe?

(A) Vasco da Gama

(B) Amerigo Vespucci

(C) Francis Drake

(D) Ferdinand Magellan

(E) Bartholomeu Dias

Ferdinand Magellan (born on circa 1480) was said to be the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe. When he was a boy, he already studied the details of navigation as well as navigating. At twenty years old, he was already sailing together with large ships for battles. In the year 1519, being supported by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, he was tasked to look for an alternative route in looking for the Spice Islands. He was killed by a native in an island (now called Philippines), however he had toured the world in a single expedition