Named by ferdinand magellan biography ppt

Summary of the first voyage around the world by magellan by antonio pigafetta pdf

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Ferdinand Magellan

1. An explorer.

2.  Ferdinand Magellan was born in Sabrosa, Portugal in 1480.  He died April 27, 1521 in Mactan, Philippines.  The Church said that the Earth was flat. Ferdinand Magellan thought the Earth was round.

3.  Ferdinand Magellan discovered that the world was round. He wanted to find out that it actually was round.  He got a crew of men, got 5 boats, and sailed off.  He started in his journey in 1519.  Magellan didn’t make it to shore, he got stuck in war and died with a spear through his heart and a poisoned arrow in his foot. His crew made it, though.

4.  He had one sibling named Leonor.  He had 2 parents; Rodriga and Alda.  Magellan had 2 children; Rodrigo, and Carlos.

5.  Ferdinand Magellan traveled a lot.  He thought that the Earth was round and also PROVED it.  He also went on an expedition to find the mistakes of past explorers, like Christopher Columbus. Here’s a map of Magellan’s travel.

6.  In 1520, Ferdinand

named by ferdinand magellan biography ppt

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Ferdinand Magellan’s Early Years

Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480–1521) was born in Sabrosa, Portugal, to a family of minor Portuguese nobility. At age 12 Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães in Portuguese and Fernando de Magallanes in Spanish) and his brother Diogo traveled to Lisbon to serve as pages at Queen Leonora’s court. While at the court Magellan was exposed to stories of the great Portuguese and Spanish rivalry for sea exploration and dominance over the spice trade in the East Indies, especially the Spice Islands, or Moluccas, in modern Indonesia. Intrigued by the promise of fame and riches, Magellan developed an interest in maritime discovery in those early years.

Did you know? Clove was the most valuable spice in Europe during Magellan's day. It was used to flavor food, but Europeans also believed that its essence could improve vision, its powder could relieve fevers and that it could enhance intercourse when mixed with milk.

In 1505, Magellan and his brother we

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Ferdinand magellan

1. FERDINAND MAGELLAN upptäckt and colonization in amerika

2. Early life • Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão dem Magalhães) was born in 1480 in Northern Portugal. • He grew up in a wealthy family and served as a page in the royal court. • He enjoyed sailing and exploring and sailed for Portugal for many years. Page – a boy servant / attendant

3. SAILING Magellan had traveled to India by sailing around Africa, but he had the idea that there may be another route bygd traveling west and around the Americas. The King of Portugal did not agree and argued with Magellan. Finally, Magellan went to King Charles V of Spain who agreed to fund the voyage.

4. Setting sail o In September of 1519 Magellan set sail in his attempt to find another rutt to Eastern Asia. o There were over 270 men and five ships under his command. o The ships were named the Trinidad, the Santiago, the Victoria, the Concepcion, and the San Antonio. o In return for their expedition to the Spice