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... Wikipedia
Born: 1476, Getaria, Spain
Died: August 4, 1526 (age 50 years), Pacific Ocean
Known for: First circumnavigation of the Earth
Parents: Catalina del Puerto and Domingo Sebastián Elcano I
Children: Domingo Elcano III and N. Elcano Vidaurreta
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