0xfa on Nostr: "As the French writer Louis Le Roy wrote in 1577, thanks to these voyages and ...

"As the French writer Louis Le Roy wrote in 1577, thanks to these voyages and expeditions ‘all humans can now exchange commodities with one another and provide for each other’s dearth, like residents of one city and one republic of the world.’"

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TIL that Magellan's expedition, which began with approximately 270 crew members aboard five ships, concluded nearly three years later with only 18 survivors returning on a single vessel.

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/around-world-1082-days
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hxjyqc/til_that_magellans_expedition_which_began_with/

That is insane, talking about the benefits of global trade 500 years ago.... love it