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=__FERDINAND MAGELLAN__=

=__Introduction__= Ferdinand Magellan was born in Sabrosa, Portugal in 1480 as Fernao de Magalhaes. He died in a battle in the Philippines in 1521.Magellan was a squire in Portugal's royal court when he was young. In the year 1505, when he was 25 years old, he joined the Portugese navy. He had many journeys to India as a Portugese knight, one included establishing a trading post in India. He studied astronomy and navigation for 2 years after his journeys to India and then set out for his famous 'round-the-world voyage, representing Spain, to get to the spice islands with a crew of about 230-270 men and 5 ships. =__Purpose__= Magellan wanted to reach the Orient's spice islands by sailing westward around the Americas. He was inspired by Columbus' beliefs and by a man whom was an astronomer and geographer. He studied astronomy and navigation for 2 years after his expeditions to India with this man, the man was Ruy Faleiro. These men inspired Magellan to sail around "New Spain" to the spice islands. He would then try and return to Europe with new spices from Asia by going west.

=__**Route**__= Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the world starting from Spain in September 8th 1519, but he died along the way. He had five ships and 230-270 men originating from France, Portugol, Italy, Africa, Spain, and Malaysia. Starting from Spain, Magellan first went west around the cape of horn's (South America) all the way towards the spice islands. From the spice islands he went to the Philippines. In the Philippines he died in a battle against the locals. The rest of his crew on 1 ship (about 18 men out of the original 230-270 men and five ships) went around the cape of good hope back to Spain to complete his journey. The journey ended on September 6th 1522. It took almost 3 years to complete. =__Hardships and Challenges__= The King of Portugal refused to give Magellan a charter or financial backing because of earlier disputes and grudges. Magellan asked the king of Portugal three times to sponsor him but eventually he had to move on to asking King Charles of Spain for a fleet, men, charter and financial backing, King Charles accepted. During the voyage there were large storms called williwaws and they destroyed one of the ships. Also they had to sail across the Pacific Ocean. This was difficult because there were no stations to resupply their ships. It took Magellan and his crew 98 days to cross the Ocean. When Magellan's crew finally landed in the Philippines they had disputes with the locals there and eventually war broke out. This is where Magellan died (in the war). =__Interesting Facts__= Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the world and he was sailing for Spain but, his parents were members of the nobility in Portugal and died when he was 10-years-old. Magellan was a Portugese knight for a while before his big voyage around the world. After finishing his missions as a Portugese knight he study 2 years of astronomy and navigation with a man named Ruy Faleiro. This man and Christopher Columbus inspired him to sail west to the Orient. =__Historical Contributions__= Ferdinand founded the channel through the tip of South America called the Magellan strait. He was also the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and the first european to reach the spice islands by going westward. He also led the first expedition around the world.

Grant, Neil. __The Great Atlas of Discovery__. McClelland and Stewart Inc, 1992 Hynson, Colin. __Magellan and the Exploration of South America__. Barron's Educational Services, 1998.
==__Pictures/Videos:__ [] [] []== This is a youtube video on our explorer ,Ferdinand Magellan, which Marissa found. It is basically what we have written but a bit more dramatic. Hope you enjoy!

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By: Marissa Duess and Marcus Chien P6C