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Apr 24, 1480
Ferdinand Magellan was born
Ferdinand Magellan was born on the 24 of April, 1480 in Sabrosa, Portugal. His parents Rui de Magellan and Alda de Mesquita where part of the noble family. He had no brothers of sisters. -
Dec 4, 1492
Ferdinand Magellan Becomes a Page
Magellan became page for Qeen Leonar in 1492 becuase my parents had served the quuen and had royal blood. A page is a person that helps out with the royal messages and helps the royal people. The next step would be to be a knight. His parents had died so Ferdinand intended to help the Queen with anything that she wanted. This event of his life helped him because he learnt important things about being an explorer/navigator. -
Apr 4, 1505
The First Time
Ferdinand Magellan was part of his first sea voyage in 1505. He was only 25 years old. They left Portugal with little comfort becuse of space, food and drink. Ferdinand Mgaellan and his crew had to go to India to help out with the vicery. This expedtion led him to like navigating even more. In this expedition he was not the captain but he was more inportant than just a passenger -
Oct 27, 1518
Leaving Portugal To Start Again
Ferdinand left Portugal becuase the king there would not help him so he tried asking King Charles in Spain to see what he would say. Magellan was lucky and the king said he would help with his voyage around the world. Although King Charles the First financed the voyage, he did not belive Magellan. The picture at the left is King Charles the First from Spain. -
Sep 28, 1519
Setting Saili
Magellan, at that time 39 years old set sail from Sevilla, Spain with the goal to reach Mollucas (Spice Islands). He got five ships from King Charles and 260 men to go with him. Magellan was very ditermind about his plan. -
Apr 27, 1521
The End of Ferdinand Magellan
The end of our wonderful explorer was on April 27, 1521. He was 41 years old when he attemped to make a native chief Chritian but got killed in the process. His men then carried on to Spain without him.
