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Jun 16, 2021 · Ferdinand Magellan is most famous for leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-22 (even if he himself died in the Philippines mid-way). His route around the tip of South America was named after him, the Magellan Straits.
Aug 2, 2023 · History & Culture. European Explorers. Ferdinand Magellan. While in the service of Spain, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate...
Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer best known for having planned and led the 1519 Spanish expedition to the East Indies across the Pacific Ocean to open a maritime trade route, during which he discovered the interoceanic passage thereafter bearing his name and achieved the first European navigation to Asia ...
Ferdinand Magellan is known for circumnavigating – sailing around – the world. From Spain he sailed around South America, discovering the Strait of Magellan, and across the Pacific. Though he was killed in the Philippines, his ship the Victoria continued westward to Spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of the globe.
Magellan was born to the nobility. From 1505 he served in expeditions to the East Indies and Africa. Having twice asked King Manuel I for higher pay and been refused, he went to Spain in 1517 and offered his services to King Charles I (later Emperor Charles V ), proposing to sail west to the Moluccas (Spice Islands) to prove that they lay in ...
Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - 1521) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. Ferdinand Magellan © This Portuguese-born navigator was one of the great...
His supreme accomplishment was the discovery and crossing of the South American strait that bears his name—a major navigational task, considering the knowledge of the period. Moreover, being the first to traverse the “Sea of the South” from east to west, he demonstrated the immensity of the Pacific Ocean and the challenges it posed to navigation.
