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Ferdinand Magellan [a] (c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese [3] explorer best known for having planned and led the 1519–22 Spanish expedition to the East Indies, which achieved the first circumnavigation of Earth in history. During this expedition, he also discovered the Strait of Magellan, allowing his fleet to pass from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean and perform the first ...
Sep 17, 2024 · Ferdinand Magellan (born 1480, Sabrosa or Porto?, Portugal—died April 27, 1521, Mactan, Philippines) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who sailed under the flags of both Portugal (1505–13) and Spain (1519–21). From Spain, he sailed around South America, discovering the Strait of Magellan, and across the Pacific.Though he was killed in the Philippines, one of his ships continued ...
Oct 29, 2009 · Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480–1521) was born in Sabrosa, Portugal, to a family of minor Portuguese nobility. At age 12 Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães in Portuguese and Fernando de ...
Jun 16, 2021 · Ferdinand Magellan, or Fernão de Magalhães (c. 1480-1521), was a Portuguese mariner whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1519-22 in the service of Spain.Magellan was killed on the voyage in what is today the Philippines, and only 22 of the original 270 crew members made it back to Europe.. Discovering what became known as the Straits of Magellan in southern Patagonia ...
Mar 22, 2024 · Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães in Portuguese, Fernando de Magallanes in Spanish) was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, proving that the Earth is round and that the oceans are interconnected. Born around 1480 in Sabrosa, Portugal, Magellan’s life and career were marked by his quest to ...
