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=__ Magellan __=

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Who were these men?
"Magellan became a page to the Portuguese queen after his parents' untimely deaths in 1490. This allowed him the opportunity to become educated and learn about the various Portuguese exploration expeditions- possibly even those conducted by Christopher Columbus." Ferdinand Magellan was a navigator from Portugal who studied astronomy and geography. Magellan wanted to prove that it was possible to sail to the Philippines from Spain. He was one of the best seafarers .He was born poor and was sent to the royal court at age 12 where he learned many things to become a gentlemen. Then when Columbus came back from his voyage, Magellan was inspired- So he set out on his own journey to get money new resources such as spices.

**Bastable, Tony. //Ferdinand Magellan//. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac, 2004. Pages 6-9. Print.**

**When did they sail?**

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They left in 1519 and got back 1522. He was planning to go all around the world and find a better route.His crew was frightened because they were taking an unknown route to the spice lands. They were afraid that the new route would have sea monsters or hard storms. In the middle of the trip he was eaten by Philippe native cannibals. However his crew made it the whole way around the world.======
 * Ryan, Peter, and Chris Molan. //Explorers and Mapmakers//. London: Evans Brothers, 2001. Pages 30-31. Print.**

** Where did they go? **
"In March 1521, the ships reached a group of islands, today known as the **Philippines".** Magellan and his crew went to India, eastern Africa, Malysia, and Morocco. They stopped at the Strait of Magellan and the Philippines. Magellan had to 


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 * Bastable, Tony. //Ferdinand Magellan//. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac, 2004. Pages 6-9. Print**

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**They wanted to get richer different spices and goods- they even got credit for finding different spices. They were also supposed to go to the Philippines but they went all the way around the world. They went to find a better trade route to the East, and to prove that it was possible to sail to the Philippines from Spain. ** =====

**"L ** ike Columbus before him, Magellan thought he might have better success in Spain. He arrived in Seville in October 1517 and, working through the merchant community, eventually secured royal approval for a voyage westward to the Indies. He thought the Moluccas (Spice Islands) were close to South America and thus within the Spanish sphere of influence. His idea was to follow up on Amerigo Vespucci's (1454–1512) third voyage and seek a passage to the Indies around the tip of South America. Magellan had interviewed survivors of Juan de Solis's ill-fated voyage to the Río de la Plata in 1515 and deduced that the continental tip of South America lay within the area assigned to Spain."
 * "Magellan, Ferdinand: Biography from Answers.com." // Answers.com: Wiki Q&A Combined with Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Encyclopedias //. Web. 10 May 2011. .**


 * Bastable, Tony. //Ferdinand Magellan//. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac, 2004. Pages 6-9. Print**

** What happened as they were sailing and when they landed? **
==**"A battle took place between them and an Arab force…the Portuguese only had 2 thousand..He was seriously wounded. Also in Melaka they plotted to kill the Portuguese and 60 people were murdered, but he was not harmed." ** == ==**The boats resources weren't very good, and lots of sailors died and suffered from it. When they landed, Magellan was killed in a fight between two tribes. Juan Sebastian del Cano carried on without Magellan and completed the journey in 1522. ** ==


 * Bastable, Tony. //Ferdinand Magellan//. Milwaukee, WI: World Almanac, 2004. Pages 6-9. Print**

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**· ** **1519 September 20: The fleet under Ferdinand Magellan sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to South America and Rio de Janiero. Magellan then started to search for a passage to the Pacific Ocean. ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1520 March: Magellan's fleet anchored for the winter at Puerto San Julian in Southern Argentina ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1520 September : A storm destroys the Santiago and a mutiny breaks out ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1520 October: Magellan and his crew resumed their voyage on the remaining ships ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1520, November 21: he entered the straits which would be named the Magellan Straights- they were to be the first Europens to sail across the Pacific. ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1521 February 13: Magellan reached the Equator ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1521 March 6: Magellan reached the Pacific island of Guam. ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1521 March 16: Magellan discovers the Philippines. ** =====

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**<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">· ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1521 April 27: Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives that were cannibals on the island of Mactan. ** ===== "Ferdinand Magellan Timeline." //History Timelines//. Web. 10 May 2011. [].