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Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 (date and month unknown) in Portugal.
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Magellans parents had deceased when he was 10 years old. From then on he served the Queen of portugal. (date unknown)
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Ferdinand Magellan tried to convinve the king of portugal to pay for his voyage. He wanted to prove that the earth was round not flat but the king was nopt convinced. Finally King Charles V of Spain became his sponsor (time unknown)
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In September 1519 (reformation) Magellan set sail from Spain, to find a route to eastern Asia via the Pacific ocean. There were 270 men and five ships: Trinidad, Santiago, Victoria, Conception and the San Antonio.
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In 1521 Magellan and his crew sighted the land called the Philippines and met the natives
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Magellan deceased In 1521 in the Philippines. He was killed by the natives with a poisoned arrow