explorer timeline

  • Period: Mar 31, 1480 to Sep 22, 1522

    Ferdinand Megellan

  • Jul 28, 1490

    Growing up

    Young Ferdinand loved to sail and explor for Portuguel for many years and his job in the royalty court was page person. That means he was a cimalar to a secratary for the people in royalty.
  • Jan 19, 1519

    Ferdinand wants to sail around the world

    Ferdinand gets an idea to sail around the world to find a new route to eastern asia.
  • Mar 31, 1519

    An idea to travel around the world

    Ferdinand Set out with 270 of his men and five ships. They left from seville spain.
  • Apr 21, 1519

    to brazil

    His first stop was the coast of brazil.
  • Oct 31, 1519

    Headed around Australlia

    He went around Australlia to reach South America.
  • Sep 22, 1520

    Ferdinand discovers south america.

    He pulled up to a small mouth of water and went in to it and docked and his men hunt for food and build huts and gathered things to prove that he made it.
  • Mar 13, 1521

    Headed to the phillipines.

    After Ferdinand completed his journey he headed to the philipines but he did not realize that would be his permanate resting place