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He commanded the surviving ship that completed the Magellan expedition's circumnavigation in 1522.

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Your new ahaJuan Sebastián Elcano

The Magellan expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the globe, finishing after Magellan's own death. Source: Magellan–Elcano expedition ↗

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