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Like most explorers, Ferdinand Magellan had three main goals: Fortune Fame Conversion to Christianity Along with this, he wanted to open up a new trading route for Spain, and he did accomplish that. This did come along with hardships, such as constant conflict with other groups, and he and his crew starved for months, andContinue reading “Goals vs Accomplishments”

Magellan made stops at various locations such as the Canary Islands, discovered what is now called the Strait of Magellan, and the Mariana Islands. He stopped his journey when he died in the Philippines, and he willed Juan Sebastian Elcano to take over the rest of the way across the Indian Ocean, and around theContinue reading “Magellan’s Final Voyage”

Quite simply put, an explorer famous for the first circumnavigation of the world, and the Strait of Magellan. He had endurance, he was courageous, and very self-sufficient. Ferdinand Magellan was born February 3, 1480, in Portugal. His circumnavigation of the world was sponsored by the king of Spain, despite the difference in nationality. This alsoContinue reading “Who is Ferdinand Magellan?”