Multiple choice general knowledge

Explorers of which European country were the first to cross Pacific Ocean?

  1. Portugal

  2. Italy

  3. Spain

  4. England
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Explanation

Spanish explorers, sponsored by King Charles I of Spain, were the first to cross the Pacific Ocean. Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer sailing under the Spanish flag, led the expedition that discovered the Pacific in 1520 (though he died in the Philippines). Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first Pacific crossing by returning to Spain. This established Spanish dominance in Pacific exploration for decades.

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