Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan

Alyssa1-8-09

Las FloresExplorer Report

Alyssa1-8-09

Las FloresExplorer Report

Early Life• Born in1480 in Northern Portugal

• Age 10 parents died

• At age 12 he was the queen’s messenger

• He learned to navigate ships

Family Life

Parents’ names were Pedro Ruy De Magmas & Alda De MesquitoParents were wealthy and powerfulMembers of nobility

ExplorationExploration

• He was the first to explore all around the world

• He named the Pacific Ocean

• Controlled 5 ships & 265 crew under his command

• He was the first to explore all around the world

• He named the Pacific Ocean

• Controlled 5 ships & 265 crew under his command

Results

South America(1520)

Went all around the world (1522)

Philippines(1521)

ConclusionConclusion

1521Poisoned by arrow and speared to heart

Philippines , Island of Matan

1521Poisoned by arrow and speared to heart

Philippines , Island of Matan

Bibliography

Librarythinkquest.org Elizabeth-era.org Enchantedlearning.co

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Librarythinkquest.org Elizabeth-era.org Enchantedlearning.co

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