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Ferdinand Magellan was born 1480 in Sabrosa,Portugal
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Ferdinand became an orphan when he was 10 years old.
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Ferdinand was given the job of messenger in the queen's court. He learned about ships while there.
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Ferdinand sailed with Portugal's first admiral, Francisco de Almedia.
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Magellan joined the Portuguese service to sail with the fleet in 1505.
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Ferdinand went on another expedition to Melaka. The Portugese conquered Melaka.
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He took part in the Portuguese expedition to Morocco and was badly wounded.
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Ferdinand decided to try sailing around the world. Portugal wouldn't finance his trip, so he asked the Spanish to help.
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Requests permission from King Manuel of Portugal to sail to the Spice Islands in the Far East but is refused following the unfavourable reports from Morocco
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Magellan leaves Portugal and heads for Spain
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March 22: Magellan convinces King Charles I of Spain to support his voyage to the Spice Islands and the King promises Magellan one-fifth of the profits from the voyage to the Spice Islands
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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 -
Ferdinand left Spain with a ship full of prisoners and other sailors who joined up. It was a hard journey that took many months.
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The fleet anchor for the winter at Puerto San Julian in Southern Argentina
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While on their journey, Magellan saw many new sights. He was the first European to spot a "Magellan" penguin, and he saw and named a dwarf galaxy in the sky.
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Ferdinand sailed down the coast of South America to find a path across. He finally found one that he named the Magellan Strait, and he sailed through it.
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Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Equator. Magellan reached the Pacific island of Guam. Discovers the Philippines
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On April 27th 1521 Magellan was at Cebu in the Phillipeans and got into a fight with some of the natives and sadly died. This battle was called the battle of Mactan.
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Ferdinand's fleet sailed across the Pacific Ocean. They landed in Guam outside of Asia
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Ferdinand dies Ferdinand found enemies in the Philippine Islands. He was shot with an arrow and pierced with a spear, and he died in the Philippines.
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Only 110 of the original crew members remained so they abandoned one of the ships - the Conception. The Trinidad tried to return back to Spain the same way they had came but was forced to return to the Spice Islands where they were imprisoned by the Portuguese. The Victoria was the last remaining ship
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Magellan's fleet of ships continued to the Spice Islands without him, and then they set sail for Spain.
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Magellan's fleet of ships continued to the Spice Islands without him, and then they set sail for Spain.
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At the beginning of the voyage there were five ships and 250 men. When they returned to Spain there was only 1 ship and 18 men.
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Enters the straits which would be named the Magellan Straits becoming the first Europeans ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean.
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A storm destroys the Santiago and a mutiny breaks out. Ferdinand Magellan and his crew resume their voyage on the remaining ships
