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Magellan then crossed the Atlantic and landed on the coast of [[Brazil]]. After sailing up and down the coast for a several months, Magellan’s fleet was forced to stop and winter in [[Patagonia]]. During the winter one of the ships was destroyed in a violent storm and a group of men mutinied, but when spring came Magellan was ready to sail.

Magellan then crossed the Atlantic and landed on the coast of [[Brazil]]. After sailing up and down the coast for a several months, Magellan’s fleet was forced to stop and winter in [[Patagonia]]. During the winter one of the ships was destroyed in a violent storm and a group of men mutinied, but when spring came Magellan was ready to sail.

Finally Magellan found a strait at 49.5 degrees south latitude. One of the ships mutinied rather than face the perils of navigating the strait, but the remaining three ships made it through safely. (These straits are now called “The Strait of Magellan”) In March of 1521, after a long and difficult Pacific crossing, Magellan reached [[Guam]]. He had accomplished his goal of sailing to the Spice Islands by sailing west.  

[[Image:Detail_from_a_map_of_Ortelius_-_Magellans_ship_Victoria.jpg|thumb|left|Detail from map of Magellan's ship ''Victoria'']]Finally Magellan found a strait at 49.5 degrees south latitude. One of the ships mutinied rather than face the perils of navigating the strait, but the remaining three ships made it through safely. (These straits are now called “The Strait of Magellan”) In March of 1521, after a long and difficult Pacific crossing, Magellan reached [[Guam]]. He had accomplished his goal of sailing to the Spice Islands by sailing west.  

Magellan was killed in a skirmish with some natives when he was in the [[Philippines]]. This left one of the ships without an adequate crew, so it was burned. This left the Trinidad and the ''Victoria'' loaded with cloves, and on their way home. After sailing for some weeks, the Trinidad sprung a leak, and the ''Victoria'' left for Spain without her. The Trinidad was captured by a Portuguese ship, and only four of her crew ever returned to Spain.  

Magellan was killed in a skirmish with some natives when he was in the [[Philippines]]. This left one of the ships without an adequate crew, so it was burned. This left the Trinidad and the ''Victoria'' loaded with cloves, and on their way home. After sailing for some weeks, the Trinidad sprung a leak, and the ''Victoria'' left for Spain without her. The Trinidad was captured by a Portuguese ship, and only four of her crew ever returned to Spain.  

When the ''Victoria'' came back to Spain, her battered and bruised crew were heroes. They had done what no other group of men had ever done before, and circumnavigated the globe.

When the ''Victoria'' came back to Spain, her battered and bruised crew were heroes. They had done what no other group of men had ever done before, and circumnavigated the globe.

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