While all of this is obvious, some may still try to argue that Ferdinand Magellan had a greater impact on history. After all, Ferdinand Magellan is considered the first man to circumnavigate the globe. This however is not true. The first person to complete the journey across the world was Magellan's slave Enrique. Enrique was born in the Visayans and was sold into slavery in Sumatra. When it was sent to Malacca, Magellan “acquired” it. Magellan took Enrique with him on his journey west to the Spice Islands. Eighteen months into this journey they landed in Limasawa, where Enrique heard people speaking in his native language. When he approached them, they welcomed him. He also proved that the world is truly round and debunked all the stories that it was flat (even though many people didn't even think the world was flat and recognized that it was round). This discovery led, let's say, to disbelief in religion. “As the Earth rotated daily, heaven and hell could not be placed where they were thought to be, and there was growing skepticism in rational minds that neither existed” according to William Manchester. It is very strange that Magellan is credited with circumnavigating the globe even though he died halfway through the expedition. However, he found a strait at the tip of South America and discovered the Pacific Ocean. He and his crew were also the first to see it