Plenty of successful adventurers after great contribution have returned in comfort. Possibly, however, some pioneers were killed, died of diseases or from social events while they had no chance to bold the name and reputation. It can be seen that the names such as Ferdinand Magellan, Captain James Cook and David Livingstone became immortal adventurers in efforts to unfold human secrets.
Ferdinand Magellan (1480 – 1521)
Ferdinand is a Portuguese explorer killed by natives. His homeland is Sabrosa, northern Portugal. But when being assigned as King Charles I of Spain’s server, Ferdinand Magellan changed nationality into Spanish, joined a Western route search directed to “Spice Islands”. His expedition was the first one in sailing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and also the first circumnavigation of the Earth. However, he was surrounded and killed in a battle in Mactan.
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Ferdinand Magellan – The first explorer across Pacific
Captain James Cook (1728 – 1779)
He was British explorer, navigator and cartographer, the first European to discover Hawaii and first one to travel to New Zealand. Additionally, Cook made great contribution to detail coastal lines and island maps in Europe. At a stop in Kealakekua, Hawaii, a mistake led him in a big trouble with the locals. As a result, a battle ensued, and Cook was killed by the Hawaiians who used to very respect him.
Hawaii was initially named the Sandwich Islands by Cook captain.
David Livingstone (1813 – 1873)
Livingstone was a well-known missionary from Scotland, and a Middle Africa explorer. In 1844, during operation in Mabotswa, he was attacked by a lion, but saved thanks to a timely support of an African. However, he became an adventure who never came home.
He died of malaria and dysentery.
David Douglas (1799 – 1834)
As a famous Scottish botanist, Douglas achieved a number of successes in botany field and worked as a lecturer in the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. The intelligent young man usually traveled to explore North America looking for potential garden plants.
In the final short journey of the career, he was splashed by a beast trap.
Lope de Aguirre (1510 – 1561)
Aguirre, known as El Loco or “The Madman” hadn’t shot to fame until his final expenditure down to the Amazon River in search of the mythical El Dorado. Initially he was an official, then rebelled against the Spanish monarch.
His life ended in 1561.
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