Juan Sebastián Elcano
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Most Influential Person Across History
Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition
Why Is Juan Sebastián Elcano Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish navigator, ship-owner and explorer of Basque origin from Getaria, part of the Crown of Castile when he was born, best known for having completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth in the Spanish ship Victoria on the Magellan expedition to the Spice Islands. He received recognition for his achievement by Charles I of Spain with a coat of arms bearing a globe and the Latin motto Primus circumdedisti me .
