A picture depicting the discovery of the Strait of Magellan.In 1578, the first English ship reached Tierra Del Fuego, when the renowned captain Francis Drake showed up as part of a voyage to circumnavigate the globe under the patronage of Elizabeth I and also the English crown.< div id= "attachment_1723"style="width:
810px”class= “wp-caption aligncenter “> The website of the original settlement of Rey Don Felipe.300 inhabitants originally remained in Rey Don Felipe, although they soon discovered the setting unwelcoming, the greenery sparse and also food lacking. The English renamed it Port Famine after they found what had happened to the name and the settlement has remained because, albeit translated to Puerto del Hambre in Spanish.