Step 1 : Introduction to the question " Which expedition successfully reached the Philippines for the first time? "
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The Magellan expedition was a 16th-century Spanish expedition planned and led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan with the initial objective of reaching the Moluccas. The expedition departed from Spain in 1519, and was completed in 1522 by Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano after Magellan's death, crossing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, culminating in the first circumnavigation of the world.
The expedition accomplished its primary goal – to find a western route to the Moluccas (Spice Islands). The fleet left Spain on 20 September 1519, sailed across the Atlantic ocean and down the eastern coast of South America, eventually discovering the Strait of Magellan, allowing them to pass through to the Pacific Ocean (which Magellan named). The fleet completed the first Pacific crossing, stopping in the Philippines.
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Step 2 : Answer to the question " Which expedition successfully reached the Philippines for the first time? "
Villalobos Expedition:
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