I don't know what Magalhães, the navigator thinks about the idea of naming an object after him...
Who was Magalhães?
He was the navigator in the service of Spain, who commanded the first expedition to circumnavigate the world. (1480-1521)
He discovered the Strait of Magellan. Unfortunately this famous sailor was killed in the Philippines, but his Spanish Companion, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, made the project come true.
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He was portuguese, by the way.
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