BY:

JUSTIN B. AND DEVISHA B.

Background Information

In 1480, Ferdinand Magellan was born in Sabrose, Portugal from noble blood.

When he was a child he was a page to the Queen of Portugal. As he grew older, Magellan volunteered for voyages under

the command of prestigious captains to foreign soil. In his first voyage to India in 1505, Magellan was under the

command of Francisco d’Almeida, the first Portuguese viceroy in the East.

Purpose of Expedition to Spice Islands in 1519 under King

Charles V of Spain

• The purpose of his expedition was to look for the Spice Islands (present-day Indonesia) to obtain spices.

• Spices were highly valued by the Europeans because they added flavour and preserved their meats.

• Magellan believed that there was a strait through the New World/America which would serve as a shortcut to Asia.

Voyage

Fleet consisted of five ships: the Trinidad, Concepcion, San Antonio, Victoria, and Santiago along with 200 crew members.

The Santiago was destroyed by a storm in Puerto San Julian in present-day Argentina.

In search of the Spice Islands, Magellan was the first European to visit the present-day Philippines.

Magellan was speared to death in a war with the Mactan tribe in the Philippines in 1521.

The remaining ships continued to the Spice Islands in search of spices. Only the Victoria and 18 survivors returned to Spain with valuable spices.

Expedition Route

Hardships Faced

Asked King Manuel of Portugal three times for sponsorship but finally went to Spain for sponsorship.

Also, while anchored in Puerto San Julian in present-day Argentina, the crew mutinied against Magellan.

Food and water ran out and scurvy struck.

Historical Contributions

Proved that the world was round and was first to circumnavigate it.

First European to sail across the Pacific Ocean. Started a debate on who owned the Spice Islands. Strait of Magellan, the passageway which he discovered

between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and Magellanic Clouds1 were named after him.

1 Please note that Magellanic clouds are actually another galaxy

Other Notable Accomplishments

First person to view penguins. Named the Pacific Ocean for its peaceful waters.

Bibliography

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Seed, Patricia. "Magellan, Ferdinand." World Book Student. World Book, 2010. Web. 29 April 2010“Magellan, Ferdinand." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2010.

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