Strait of Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who is famous for leading the first expedition to sail all the way around the world, sailing through the Straits of Magellan and entering the Pacific Ocean. The story of Ferdinand Magellan is, in the end, a sad one. He had a great idea, a great wish. He wished to lead a voyage that sailed around the world. He started off on that voyage, but he didn't live to see the end of it. Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal somewhere around 1480 into a wealthy

Was Magellan worth defending? There is a lot of controversy about Magellan. Some people believe Magellan should was not worth defending, while others believe he should have been defended. Magellan went to Spain to get his crew and get someone to fund his voyage. Magellan was a captain of five ships. He died in the Philippine islands in a hand to hand combat with native Americans. When people ask was Magellan worth defending it means that did Magellan deserve to get saved. I believe that Magellan

This journal reveals a fascinating voyage of discovery. Because of Pigafetta’s writing, students like me get the chance to sail along with Ferdinand Magellan and his crew. In addition, this journal of Antonio Pigafetta widened human knowledge about the world that we are living in. We always have that tendency to receive something without being thankful for it. While we learn so much from the writings

Ferdinand Magellan The Age of Exploration involved many interesting explorers, including a particularly interesting one from Portugal, whose name was Ferdinand Magellan. Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in Sabrosa, Portugal. Ferdinand Magellan died forty-one years later on April 27, 1521. Ferdinand Magellan was an interesting explorer because of his early life, his life events, and his life accomplishments and goals. First of all, Ferdinand Magellan’s early life holds many prized

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Northern Portugal in 1480. As a young child he studied maps and navigation and his dream was to become an explorer. His parents were a part of the Portuguese nobility and when they died, Magellan became a page for the queen when he was only ten years old. In 1505, when Ferdinand twenty, he joined a fleet of Portuguese ships that were sailing to East Africa. From then on he became a sailor in the Portuguese fleet. In this position Magellan sailed as far as the Moluccas

Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in a stone farm house in Portugal. His father's name was Dom Ruy Magellan, and his mother's name was Donha Alda De Mesquite. His father was a Portuguese nobleman and owned a large amount of land. He was also a sheriff, an honorary position awarded for distinguished service to the crown. Ferdinand's brother was named Diago De Sousa, a name he took from his wealthy grandmother, his sister was named Isabel Magellan. His family seemed to care about each other and

situated across the one of the most historic trade routes in the world the Magellan Strait, because of this the trade industry of Punta Arenas boomed. It is also the gateway of travelers and excursionists to the South Pole. Location (2) It is the capital city of Chile’s southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Region overlooking the famous Magellan Strait and 3,036 km away from Santiago the capital of Chile. Across the strait lies the island of Tierra del Fuego and Puerto Williams a Chilean town

In 1519, with a fleet of five ships, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese-born Spanish explorer, and his crew set sail on a trip to circumnavigate the world in search of fame and fortune. Only one ship, the Victoria, and 18 of 270 men returned from the voyage excluding Magellan who was killed in battle. The rest of the ships including the Trinidad, Magellan's flagship, were destroyed. Ferdinand Magellan and his crew are some of the first people to circumnavigate the Earth and prove that is is possible

While Ferdinand Magellan was still living he had once said, “The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible...it is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors...to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.” A what he means by this is, to achieve your goal you have to work hard in order to make

Ferdinadad Magellan was born in 1480 in Portugal. He was well educated in the cartography and astronomy fields. While Magellan was in his forties, he had planned a long trip to sail across the Atlantic ocean in order to find a straight that leads him to Asia. This is where he would find all the spices he wanted to gather. He had harvested 270 men to carry out his plan. Things didn't go as plan and so what had ended up happening was that Magellan and all his crew members ended up traveling the entire