Ferdinand Magellan's expedition emerged from the strait at South America's tip into a vast, unfamiliar ocean he named the Pacific for its calm waters.

Ferdinand Magellan's expedition sailed out of the strait bearing his name into a vast, unknown ocean he named the Pacific.

During La Noche Triste, Hernán Cortés and his forces fled Tenochtitlan under attack after the death of Moctezuma II, suffering catastrophic losses.