Celebrated Travels And Travellers Part 1 The Exploration Of The

Chapter 14

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THE FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.

Magellan--His early history--His disappointment--His change of nationality--Preparations for the expedition--Rio de Janeiro-- St. Julian's Bay--Revolt of a part of the squadron--Terrible punishment of the guilty--Magellan's Strait--Patagonia--The Pacific--The Ladrone Islands--Zebu and the Philippine Islands-- Death of Magellan--Borneo--The Moluccas and their Productions-- Separation of the _Trinidad_ and _Victoria_--Return to Europe by the Cape of Good Hope--Last misadventures . . . . . . . . . . . 279