Ferdinand Magellan

By Solomon Rasch

When he was born

Magellan was born in 1480 in northern

Portugal. His parents died when he was 10

years old. He served as the queens page.

Magellans First Voyage

Magellans first went to sea in 1505 when he

sailed to India with the fleet of Francisco

de Almeida, portugals first victory to the

country.

The Voyage Begins

Magellan was the first man to sail around

the world. In 1519 magellan set sail around

the world. Magellan brought 240 men whith

him and a fleet of 5 ships.

The Purpose Of The Voyage

The purpus of Magellans voyage was to

finde a faster way to get to Asia. so he

desided to go the opposite way. And that is

the way he discovered the earth was

round.

Who He Sails For

Magellan sailed for Spain but before that

he use to sail for porchagal. But he got in a

fight with the king so he decided to sail for

Spain In the navy instead.

What They Brought

Magellan brought weapons food water and

other supplies whith him. Magellan brought

1,000 swords, 60 crossbows, and 120

spears.

What Did They Eat

When Magellan was around the spice

islands he ran in to mini tribes. The tribes

gave him and his crew so much food that

they could have food for an entire year

with out runing out.

What Was The Weather Like

Magellan and his crew had nice weather

through the entire trip. It was sunny with

just a couple clouds.

Impact On Us

Magellan has a huge inpact on us. Because

he was the first person to discover that the

world was round. If he did not set sail on

his great adventure than we could not

know the world was round.

Interesting Facts

On the voyage Magellan named the Pacific

Ocean which means calm and peaceful.

Another interesting fact is that Magellan

had to arrest most of his crew members

because they wernt lisning to his orders.

How he died

he died. His crew disided to just through

him over board and not have a funeral for

him.

How He Died

Magellan died on the shore of the spice

islands ween he got in a fight with some

natevs. He got shot with a poison Dart in

the foot and

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