Juan Sebastián Elcano

Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476 – 4 August 1526) was a Spanish Basque explorer who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. After Magellan's death in the Philippines, Elcano took command of the nau Victoria from the Moluccas to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain.

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Juan Sebastián Elcano
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1476
Birth nameJuan Sebastián Elcano
Birth place
Spain , Getaria Gipuzkoa , Gipuzkoa
Nationality
Spain
Religion
Catholic Church
cause of death
Malnutrition
Date of deathAugust 04, 1526
Place of death
Pacific Ocean
Known for
Circumnavigation

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