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Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 (date and month are unkown) at Sarabosa Portugal
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Joined the expedition of Francisco d'Almeida to India
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Took part in the Portuguese expedition to Morocco and was badly injured
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Requests permission from King Manuel of Portugal to sail to the Spice Islands in the far east, but was refused
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Magellan leaves potugal and heads for Spain
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Magellan convinces King Charles 1st of Spain to support his voyage to the Spice Islands Spain provides five ships for the expedition:
Magellan commands the Trinidad
Juan de Cartagena commands the San Antonio
Gaspar de Quesada commands the Conception
Luis de Mendoza commands the Victoria
Juan Serrano commands the Santiago Leads the five ships and 251 men in what was to become the first voyage around the world -
The fleet sail across the Atlantic Ocean to South America dn Rio de Janeiro.
Then searches for a passage to the Pacific Ocean -
The fleet anchored for the winters in Puerto San Julian in South Argentina
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A storm destrooys one of the ships (The Santiago) and munity breaks out
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Ferdinand and his crew resumes thier voyage with the remaining ships
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Enters the Straits, becoming the 1st Europeans ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean *Later named "The Magellan Straits" *
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The crew reaches the Equator
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Magellan reaches the Pacific Island of Guam
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Magellan discovered Philippines
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Magellan was killed by the native on the Island of Mactan due to his cooperation of a local war. Only 110 out of the original crew remained
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The Victoria (last ship remaining) reached Sanlicar de Barrameda in Spain with only 18 survivers
