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Juan Sebastián Elcano
Sailor, Deceased Person
1476 – 1526
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Who was Juan Sebastián Elcano?
Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish Basque explorer who completed the first circumnavigation. After Magellan's death in the Philippines, Elcano later took over command of the nau Victoria from the Moluccas.
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- Born
- 1476
Getaria, Gipuzkoa - Also known as
- Juan Sebastian Elcano
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Spanish people
- Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 4, 1526
Pacific Ocean
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on July 23, 2013
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