In October 1520 this Portuguese explorer became the first European to reach Chile & Tierra del Fuego
Discovery by Europeans[edit] ... Magellan's 
ships entered the strait on November 1, 1520, All Saints' Day, and it was initially... [DOC] [TLE] Magellan Enters the Forbidding Tierra del Fuego | History Channel [PAR] On this day in 1520, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan sailed through 
the ... had the honour of being the first European to reach Tierra del Fuego.