Which Portuguese explorer led the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific, though he died before the voyage was completed?
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Ferdinand Magellan
Although Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe, he was killed in a battle in the Philippines. Only one of his five ships and 18 of his 270 men survived the entire three-year journey.
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- Which explorer from Portugal initiated the first voyage to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific, despite being killed before the trip's end?