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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.43,0:00:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On September 6, 1522,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.98,0:00:13.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the "Victoria" sailed into harbor\Nin southern Spain.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.45,0:00:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The battered vessel and its 18\Nsailors were all that remained
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.16,0:00:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a fleet that had departed\Nthree years before.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.82,0:00:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet her voyage was considered a success
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.38,0:00:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the "Victoria" had achieved\Nsomething unprecedented:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.95,0:00:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first circumnavigation\Nof the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.86,0:00:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this story really begins in 1494,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.36,0:00:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two years after Columbus's voyage\Non behalf of Spain.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.11,0:00:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Columbus's discovery had prompted\Nthe Catholic Spanish rulers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.54,0:00:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to turn to the Pope to preempt\Nany claims by Portugal to the new lands.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.47,0:00:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pope resolved this dispute by drawing\Nan imaginary line on the world map.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.03,0:00:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spain had the right to claim territories\Nwest of the divide,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.99,0:00:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Portugal to the east.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.33,0:01:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spain and Portugal, the two major\Nseafaring super powers at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.68,0:01:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,agreed to these terms in what came\Nto be called the Treaty of Tordesillas.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.52,0:01:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, these nations had their\Neyes on the same prize:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.32,0:01:17.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trade routes to the Spice Islands\Nin today's Indonesia.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.73,0:01:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The spices found there,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.17,0:01:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which were used as seasonings,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.62,0:01:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,food preservatives,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.88,0:01:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and aphrodisiacs,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.51,0:01:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were worth many times \Ntheir weight in gold.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.46,0:01:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because of Portugal's control\Nover eastern sea routes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.55,0:01:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spain's only viable option\Nwas to sail west.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.21,0:01:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when a Portuguese defector\Nnamed Ferdinand Magellan
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.43,0:01:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,claimed that a westward route\Nto the Spice Islands existed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.14,0:01:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King Charles made him captain\Nof a Spanish armada,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.78,0:01:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gave him all the resources \Nhe would need.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.19,0:01:50.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Along with a share \Nin the voyage's profits,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.65,0:01:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he granted Magellan five ships\Nand about 260 men.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.95,0:01:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The crew included a young slave\Nnamed Enrique,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.94,0:02:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,captured by Magellan on a previous\Njourney to Malacca,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.38,0:02:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Antonio Pigafetta,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.38,0:02:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Venetian nobleman seeking adventure.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.51,0:02:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On September 20, 1519, \Nthe fleet weighed anchor
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.06,0:02:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and headed southwest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.52,0:02:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After making landfall \Nin what is now Brazil,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.10,0:02:20.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it proceeded along the coast,\Nexploring any water way leading inland.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.46,0:02:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were looking for the fabled passage\Nlinking east and west.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.32,0:02:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the weather worsened,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.10,0:02:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Spaniards resentment\Nat having a Portuguese captain escalated.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.40,0:02:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A full-blown mutiny soon erupted,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.88,0:02:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which Magellan crushed \Nwith unspeakable cruelty.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.62,0:02:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But his problems were only just beginning.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.58,0:02:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During a reconnaissance mission, \Nthe "Santiago" was wrecked by a storm.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.37,0:02:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then while exploring a narrow waterway,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.61,0:02:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the captain of the "San Antonio" took\Nthe first opportunity to slip away
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.97,0:02:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sail back home.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.20,0:02:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Magellan pressed forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.76,0:03:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and on October 21, he started exploring\Na navigable sea way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.58,0:03:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,27 freezing days later,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.76,0:03:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the three remaining ships emerged\Nfrom what we now call
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.37,0:03:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Strait of Magellan\Ninto the Mar Pacifico.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.29,0:03:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fleet never expected the new ocean\Nto be so vast.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.44,0:03:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After 98 days at sea, dozens of sailors\Nhad succumbed to scurvy and famine.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.18,0:03:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When they finally reached land again,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.00,0:03:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enrique, the young slave, proved\Nable to communicate with the natives.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.86,0:03:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their goal couldn't be far.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.81,0:03:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sailing further west, Magellan was warmly\Nreceived by Rajah Humabon of Cebu.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.64,0:03:36.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when the ruler asked him to help subdue
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.79,0:03:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and convert \Nthe rebellious chief of Mactan,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.16,0:03:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the captain readily agreed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.70,0:03:44.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The adventure would be his last.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.75,0:03:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Overconfident and severely outnumbered,\NMagellan's force was overwhelmed,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.00,0:03:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the native's bamboo spears\Nended the captain's life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.11,0:03:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet the voyage had to continue.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.16,0:03:58.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Magellan's will specified that Enrique\Nshould be freed,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.57,0:04:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the expedition still needed\Nan interpreter.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.52,0:04:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With his freedom at stake,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.92,0:04:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enrique is believed to have plotted\Nwith the Rajah
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.77,0:04:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have about 30 of the Spaniards killed\Nat a feast on the beach.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.18,0:04:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enrique was never heard from again,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.58,0:04:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if he ever made it back to Malacca,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.48,0:04:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he may have been the first person\Nto actually circumnavigate the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.38,0:04:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, the survivors \Nburned the Concepcion
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.21,0:04:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and proceeded onward.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.90,0:04:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They finally reached the Spice Islands\Nin November of 1521
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.01,0:04:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and loaded up on precious cargo.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.97,0:04:35.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they still had to return to Spain.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.65,0:04:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "Trinidad" sank shortly after being\Ncaptured by the Portuguese.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.65,0:04:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "Victoria" continued west,\Npiloted by Juan Sebastián Elcano,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.60,0:04:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the pardoned mutineers.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.69,0:04:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Against all odds, the small vessel\Nmade it back to Spain
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.17,0:04:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a full cargo of cloves and cinnamon,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.66,0:04:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enough to cover the expedition\Nand turn a profit.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.77,0:05:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An obsessive chronicler,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.29,0:05:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pigafetta described the lands\Nand people they encountered.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.55,0:05:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the help of a humble slave,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.39,0:05:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he also compiled \Nthe world's first phrase book
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.14,0:05:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of native languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.90,0:05:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His journal is the reason we can\Ntell this story.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.50,0:05:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Magellan's legacy lingers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.79,0:05:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had galaxies and space programs\Nnamed after him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.99,0:05:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elcano, too, was celebrated in Spain
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.79,0:05:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a coat of arms and his face\Non currency and stamps.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.21,0:05:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,United by fate, the survivors
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.15,0:05:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the hundreds \Nwho sacrificed their lives
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.83,0:05:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,challenged conventional wisdom
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.63,0:05:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and completed a historic journey\Nonce thought impossible.