Sebastian del
Cano took command of the last three ships. He burned Concepcion one of the
three ships because it was damgaed by shipworms, and sailed off to the Spice Islands.
Then Trinidad began to leak and that had to be abandond. The last
ship was the Victoria (pictured at the right), which was commanded by Sebastion
del Cano. Forty-seven Europeans and 13 natives went abord the ship for Spain.
The Victoria continued west and made it to Cape of Good Hope and then North
across the Atlantic. They arrived at Seville on September 8, 1522. Only 17
Europeans and 4 East Indians were still alive. After about 3 years, the vessel Victoria
had sailed the globe.
Although Magellan did not make
it around the world himself, his courage , determination and, navigation skills made the
attept possible. He traveled from East to West, traveld through the dangerous
straight, and saw the vast ocean which was soon to be discovered. In his life he has
done many thngs for the history of navigation. His skills of sailing will be kept
as a memory in all. In all of us as the man who "circumnavigated the
world."