28 November: Magellan names the Pacific, and a bowl of Caldillo de Congrio
On 28 November 1520 Ferdinand Magellan's three ships slipped out of the strait at the tip of South America into an ocean so calm he named it the Pacific, the peaceful sea. The strait lies in today's Chile, so the day belongs to caldillo de congrio, the conger eel soup of Chile's Pacific coast.
Caldillo de Congrio
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Caldillo de congrio is a Chilean fish soup made with conger eel, a firm white fish common off the Chilean coast. A broth is made from the fish heads and bones, then potatoes, onion, carrot, tomato and garlic are cooked in it, often with a splash of white wine and some cream or milk.
Read about Caldillo de Congrio and get the recipe →What happened
Ferdinand Magellan's three ships leave the strait at the tip of South America and enter the ocean he names the Pacific, the peaceful sea.
Sources
- Library of Congress: Today in History, 28 November
- HISTORY: Magellan reaches the Pacific
- NOAA: How did the Pacific Ocean get its name?
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