Juan Sebastián Elcano

Juan Sebastián Elcano (Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Kingdom of Castille, 1476 – Pacific Ocean, August 4, 1526) was a Spanish explorer, who completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. He commanded back to Seville the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe on September 8, 1522, after a journey of 3 years and a month. Elcano completed the journey of Ferdinand Magellan after he was killed partway through through the expedition. He was awarded a coat of arms with the words Primus circumdedisti me (Latin: 'You went around me first') and an annual pension.