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Magellan's Voyage


Magellan expedition - Wikipedia

Its purpose was to cross the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to open a trade route with the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, in present-day Indonesia.

Ferdinand Magellan ‑ Early Years, Expedition & Legacy | HISTORY

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice ...

Ferdinand Magellan - Circumnavigation, Exploration, Voyage

Ferdinand Magellan - Circumnavigation, Exploration, Voyage: After Magellan's death only two of the ships, the Trinidad and the Victoria, ...

Around the world in 1082 days - Penn Today

20, 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, with five ships and a crew of 270 men, set sail from Sanlucar de Barrameda in southern Spain, ...

Magellan's Circumnavigation of the Earth | Origins

If Magellan's expedition was successful, Spain would have access to the goods of the East again. Like most Spanish-funded endeavors, the people ...

Magellan was first to sail around the world, right? Think again.

Nonetheless, it's clear that Ferdinand Magellan's 1519 expedition changed the world forever. His journey was “the greatest sea voyage ever ...

Ferdinand Magellan | Biography, Voyage, Map ... - Britannica

Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator and explorer. From Spain he sailed around South America, discovering the Strait of Magellan, ...

Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) – 500 years from the expedition

Magellan's journey proved that the planet we live on has a spherical shape whose surface is dominated by the vast expanse of the oceans.

Why the Magellan Expedition Was So Treacherous | HISTORY

In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set off on an audacious journey around the globe. Find out what made the expedition so dangerous—and why its leader ...

Ferdinand Magellan - Wikipedia

Ferdinand Magellan ( c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer best known for having planned and led the 1519–22 Spanish expedition to the East ...

Magellan's Voyage - Dover Publications

In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, leading an expedition of five ships and over 270 men, set sail from Spain in search of the Spice Islands.

Negotiating Empire, Part I: From Magellan to the Founding of Manila ...

They soon proceeded to Limasawa, where the first Catholic mass in the Philippines was celebrated. Antonio Pigafetta (1480?-1534?), an expedition ...

Ferdinand Magellan | Royal Museums Greenwich

Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world.

Dire straits: the story of Ferdinand Magellan's fatal voyage of discovery

The Portuguese explorer masterminded an expedition that completed the first circuit of the earth, though it cost him his life.

Magellan's voyage 1519-1522 - The map as history

The expedition led by Magellan was expected to sail as far as the Spice Islands to the west by sailing around the American continent.

Ferdinand Magellan

Expedition (1519–1522): Five ships (Trinidad, San Antonio, Concepción, Victoria, Santiago), 237 men. Charge (by King Charles I of Spain): To reach the Spice ...

El Niño and Magellan's Round-the-World voyage

Magellan made use of north-easterly winds to sail southwest, past the Canary Islands and down the east coast of Brazil and Argentina.

Journal of Magellan's Voyage. | Library of Congress

This manuscript volume, dating from around 1525, details Ferdinand Magellan's voyage around the world in 1519-22. The work is attributed to Antonio ...

Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage and its Legacy in the Philippines

battle of Mactan changed the course of Philippine history and remain embedded in the national consciousness. Keywords: Ferdinand Magellan, Philippines, Age of ...

Magellan's voyage 1519-1522 - YouTube

This animated map describes the expedition of Magellan that led to the first circumnavigation of the Earth. It is one of the videos in our ...


Magellan's Voyage