was killed in the philippines, but his ships were the first to circumnavigate the globe
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world by ship? Vote for this answer. Ferdinand Magellan and a filipino servant of his, and not the crew of his ship, were the first two people to circumnavigate the world. Magellan went to the Philipines and returned to Europe with the filipino servant (I don't know his or her name). Many years later, they set sail around the world in a westerly direction. When they reached the Philipines, Magellan and the servant had completed their circumnavigation of the globe. Magellan was killed at that point, but he had already done the deed! The crew went on to return to Portugal, completing their circumnavigation of the globe.