The Age of Exploration: Chapter 4, Exercise 3 — Possible Solution ====================================================================== ACHIEVEMENT The first circumnavigation, the first European crossing of the Pacific, the discovery of the Strait of Magellan, and reaching the Moluccas, the original objective. COMMERCIAL VALUE The Victoria returned with 26 tons of valuable cloves, but the source says the extremely long route proved commercially impractical for regular trade. DIFFERENCE An achievement can be historic without being repeatable or profitable.