Show Early N Navigators Dared Perils of Every Sort Sari It Is a n little more than years yeara ago since In e I man mun made his first n trip around t th the gj globe The first voyage took three thre years and they were years of ot treat great reat privation and discomfort The early successful navi na ator was J. J S. S del Cano a Spaniard He return returned d to port on September 6 0 G. G 1522 1622 The Time expedition numbered five vessels and of ot the J pioneers l who set get t sail Ball only 31 returned returned-r returned ragged ragged ged and broken One of ot the objects of the adventure was to test the theory that the earth was round and the ships look took a westward course to discover a passage to the Indies In In- dies Magellan n. a u Portuguese I guese aft after r whom the straits l are named was a leading spirit in the expedition ex ex- When the he tusk task was al t accomplished he and 40 others were ere ere killed by natives In to the Philippine it- it lands hinds O Only ly on one ship the under del Capo COPO completed the Journey Journal |