In the fall of 1522, a leaky ship made port in Spain with 18 tired crewmen, all that survived of some 240 who'd manned a bold, trade mission.
Chales I, the young Spanish king, was no longer willing to 1 overland trade routes for the spice that was so 2 in Europe. He appointed an expedition(探险队) to find a new 3 to Pacific islands rich with spices, and as captain he hired Ferdinand Magellan, a skilled Portuguese sailor who 4 believed the Earth was round, a theory not yet 5 .
The fleet was to find a westward route to the Spice Islands, and 6 the same way. They also were to focus on trade routes and 7 conquest (征服) and religion. Magellan wouldn't obey the 8 , with disastrous and historic results. In September1519, five ships set sail, 9 to collect nearly 550 tons of spices in two years.
The voyage stretched to three years. They survived with the 10 of Indigenous people they met, treating some 11 but others cruelly or violently. Quitting trade for conquest, Magellan 12 an island in the Philippines and was 13 in the surf. A new captain, Juan Sebasetin Elcano, guided the Victoria home with an unplanned 14 :proof that the Earth was round.
The first voyage of the globe - a 15 feat(丰功伟绩) of exploration and science— changed the world forever, sparking globalization and abuse of colonization for centuries to come.
