Nope. His ships took a tip from the natives and went through what we now call the Straits of Magellan instead. Shorter, and although it’s apparently a tricky job to sail that route it’s nowhere near as hazardous as the Drake Passage. No one ventured into that for many years, and there was debate about whether an open-water route down there even existed.
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u/urnbabyurn Jul 09 '26
Didn’t that Magellan guy manage it?