What news it was!
That Magellan had found a new way to the Pacific.
That he had discovered the Pacific to be a mighty ocean.
That he had sailed over it and found a new ocean world.
That he was dead.
That he had made immortal discoveries, and that one of his ships had sailed around the world.
The hero of the day was Del Cano, the commander of the Victoria.
There was a most beautiful church in Seville, called Our Lady of Victory. To that the returning mariners were summoned to give thanks for their discovery on the day after their arrival, September 9, 1522.
Bells rang out on the shining air. The remnant of the happy crews entered the church amid the joyous music to hear the songs of thanksgiving for victory:
"We praise thee, O God!
We believe thee to be
The Father everlasting!"