#OnThisDay: MAGELLAN’S EXPEDITION SIGHTS PH ISLANDS On March 16, 1521, the expedition led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the shores of Homonhon Island in present

#OnThisDay: MAGELLAN’S EXPEDITION SIGHTS PH ISLANDS On March 16, 1521, the expedition led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the shores of Homonhon Island in present-day Eastern Samar, marking the first recorded contact bet  facebook.com


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