Strait of Magellan

was to find a route to China going West. In his text/lecture “Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese Explorer)”,Francisco Contente Domingues a argues that “On October 12, 1520, he rounded the Cape of the Virgins (Cabo Vírgenes, Argentina) and at approximately 52`50`S entered the passage that proved to be the strait of his seeking, later to bear his name” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Based upon research, it is clear that Ferdinand Magellan is important because he found a different way to go around the world and

to find a route to China going West. In his text/lecture “Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese Explorer) ”, Francisco Contente Domingues a argues that “On October 12, 1520, he rounded the Cape of the Virgins (Cabo Vírgenes, Argentina) and at approximately 52`50`S entered the passage that proved to be the strait of his seeking, later to bear his name” (Encyclopedia Britannica). Based upon research, it is clear that Ferdinand Magellan is famous because he found a different way to go around the world and

Ferdinand Magellan 1480-Sabrosa, Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Magellan was born. Magellan had studies many things when he was young he studied navigation, cartography, astronomy, and celestial navigation when he was very young. Magellan had fought in the battle of Diu where the Portuguese where destroying Egyptian ships, Magellan had explored Malacca which today is Malaysia. 1519- In 1519 Magellan was granted permission to go out on a voyage to circumnavigate

explorers represented their countries and brought them to power, but only a few explorers are well known. One famous explorer was Ferdinand Magellan. He was one of many explorers that dreamed of spices. When Magellan was 37, he came up with the idea that he could go west to get to the Spice Islands. Charles V made an agreement with him. He gave Magellan 5 vessels

DBQ: Was Magellan Worth Defending? 1519: a Spanish armada of five ships set sail that would soon be the first to circumnavigate the globe. Their captain, a Portuguese noble, was an accomplished student of cartography and astronomy. Europe’s cravings for spices sent Columbus to Asia, and into the barrier that was the Americas. Magellan’s expedition sought to find a way through, on a mission to bring a new trade route and immense wealth to Spain. Through the crew’s starvation, two mutinies against

America, On the other side he discovered a vast body of water that he named "South Sea", because he thought that it was South of Asia. This Ocean was named the "Pacific". Magellan, of Portagual, founded the narrow straits at the Southern tip of South America. It was later named the "Strait of Magellan". He was later killed by Philippine Natives and four of his ships were destroyed. Only one ship made it back to Spain, making it the first voyage around the World in 1522.

Age of Exploration (1350-1550) (Call to Freedom - CTF) The Commercial Revolution changed Europe by changing the way people did business in the 1200s. On page 33 in CTF, the second paragraph states “During the Commercial Revolution, however, merchants and craftspeople became more aggressive about making a profit.” Many Landlords wanted farmers to grow crops to be sold on their rented land. Cities grew rich from specific things such as dying cloth in Florence and glassmaking in Venice. They also brought

Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake is known for England's defeat of the Spanish Armada. He was a sea dog and he sailed around the world. Drake was actually the first one to sail around the world since Magellan died in his journey. Drake was a "sea dog" during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the first. And as everyone knows this is a good time to be a sea dog because the queen highly supported them. She gave him money and ships to raid the Spanish shipping. Drake was the most feared sea dog

The main European to sight Chilean domain was Ferdinand Magellan, who crossed the Strait of Magellan on November 1, 1520. On the other hand, the title of pioneer of Chile is generally doled out to Diego de Almagro. Almagro was Francisco Pizarro's accomplice, and he got the Southern territory (Nueva Toledo). He sorted out a campaign that conveyed him to focal Chile in 1537, however he discovered little of worth to contrast and the gold and silver of the Incas in Peru. Left with the feeling that the

late 1400s to the early 1500s? Do you know what the explorers used to navigate and how they made it to their planned destination? European navigators relied on technology to help them explore the seas. Vasco Da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan used their handy maps, ships, and even helpful tools to sail at sea. These explorers were mainly looking for a trade route to Asia. Vasco Da Gama was known as a fearless sailor. He set sail in 1488 and went around the southern tip of Africa up to