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Bookmark or Share- Ferdinand Magellan summary | BritannicaFerdinand Magellan, Portuguese Fernão de Magalhães Spanish Fernando de Magallanes, (born c. 1480, Sabrosa, or Porto?, Port.—died April 27, 1521, Mactan, Phil.), Portuguese navigator and explorer. Magellan was born to the nobility. From 1505 he served in expeditions to the East Indies and Africa.
- Ferdinand Magellan - World History EncyclopediaFerdinand 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.
- Ferdinand Magellan - Circumnavigation, Exploration, VoyageCircumnavigation of the globe of Ferdinand Magellan. Voyages of Ferdinand Magellan (1519–22) and Francis Drake (1577–80) across the Atlantic Ocean and around the globe. After Magellan’s death only two of the ships, the Trinidad and the Victoria, reached the Moluccas.
- Ferdinand Magellan | Biography, Voyage, Map ... - BritannicaFerdinand 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.
- Ferdinand Magellan - WikipediaFerdinand Magellan (/ m ə ˈ ɡ ɛ l ə n / mə-GHEL-ən or / m ə ˈ dʒ ɛ l ə n / mə-JEL-ən; Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w̃ dɨ mɐɡɐˈʎɐ̃j̃ʃ]; Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes, IPA: [feɾˈnando ðe maɣaˈjanes]; c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer best known for having planned and led ...
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