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Ferdinand is born

1480

Ferdinand was born near Portugal.

Ferdinand's parents die

1490

Ferdinand became an orphan when he was 10 years old.

A job as the queen's messenger

1492

Ferdinand was given the job of messenger in the queen's court. He learned about ships while there.

A sailing expedition on the ocean

1505

Ferdinand sailed with Portugal's first admiral, Francisco de Almedia.

Ferdinand makes a second voyage

1511

Ferdinand went on another expedition to Melaka. The Portugese conquered Melaka.

Ferdinand begins planning his own voyage

1512

Ferdinand decided to try sailing around the world. Portugal wouldn't finance his trip, so he asked the Spanish to help.

Ferdinand sets sail

1519

Ferdinand left Spain with a ship full of prisoners and other sailors who joined up. It was a hard journey that took many months.

Departure from Seville.

Aug 10, 1519

Departure from Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Sep 20, 1519

Entering the bay of Rio de Janeiro.

Dec 13, 1519

Departure from Rio de Janeiro.

Dec 27, 1519

Ferdinand makes new discoveries

1520

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.

The Magellan Strait

1520

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 i

end of April:

1520

Santiago is sent on a mission to find the passage. The ship is caught in a storm and wrecked. Survivors return to Puerto San Julián. Serrano (João Serrão) becomes captain of the Concepcion.

Encounters with the “Patagonian giants” (likely Tehuelche people).

1520

End of October

1520

San Antonio, charged to explore Magdalen Sound, fails to return to the fleet, instead sails back to Spain under Estêvão Gomes who imprisoned the captain de Mesquita. The ship arrives in Spain on May 21, 1521.

Entering the Río de la Plata.

Jan 10, 1520

Entering Bahia de los Patos.

Feb 27, 1520

Begin of the overwintering stay at Puerto San Julián.

Mar 31, 1520

Motín en Victoria , Concepción y San Antonio ;

Period: Apr 1, 1520 to Apr 2, 1520

muerte de Luis de Mendoza. Ejecución posterior de Quesada, abandono de Cartagena. Álvaro de Mesquita se convierte en capitán de San Antonio , Duarte Barbosa de Victoria .

Departure from Puerto San Julián.

Aug 24, 1520

Arriving at the Cape of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, entry to what would be known as Strait of Magellan

Oct 11, 1520

The fleet leaves the strait and enters the Pacific Ocean.

Nov 28, 1520

Ferdinand's ships land in Guam

1521

Ferdinand's fleet sailed across the Pacific Ocean. They landed in Guam outside of Asia.

Ferdinand dies

1521

Ferdinand found enemies in the Philippine Islands. He was shot with an arrow and pierced with a spear, and he died in the Philippines.

Arrival of Magellan's expedition to one of the Philippine Islands.

Mar 15, 1521

They headed to Suluan and dropped anchor for a few hours of respite." Suluan is a small island in the province of Eastern Samar. They then next dropped anchor at Homonhon, another small island in the province of Eastern Samar. They were detected by the boats of Rajah Kolambu who was visiting Mazaua, who later guided them to Cebu, on April 7.

At a local banquet Barbosa is murdered and Serrano captured, later killed.

May 1, 1521

The three remaining ships escape

There are not enough men to handle three ships, thus the worm-infested Concepcion is burned down.

May 2, 1521

Two ships remain: Victoria and Trinidad. Gonzalo Gomez de Espinosa becomes captain of the Victoria. Joao Lopez Carvalho is Captain General. The ships sail to Mindanao and Brunei.

Death of Magellan participating in the Battle of Mactan.

May 27, 1521

Serrano and Barbosa are voted co-commanders.

Carvalho is replaced by Martin Mendez as Captain General

Sep 21, 1521

Espinosa becomes captain of the Trinidad and Juan Sebastián Elcano captain of the Victoria.

Arriving at Tidore in the Moluccas.

Nov 8, 1521

Victoria under the command of Elcano

Dec 21, 1521

Victoria under the command of Elcano leaves the Moluccas to return home sailing west towards the Cape of Good Hope. Trinidad remains at Tidore for repairs.

Ferdinand's ships continue without him

1522

Magellan's fleet of ships continued to the Spice Islands without him, and then they set sail for Spain.

The ships return home

1522

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.

Victoria reaches Timor and starts to cross the Indian Ocean.

Jan 25, 1522

Trinidad under the command of Espinosa leaves the Moluccas

Apr 6, 1522

Trinidad under the command of Espinosa leaves the Moluccas heading home sailing east. After five weeks, Espinosa decides to return to the Moluccas where he and his ship are captured by a Portuguese fleet under Antonio de Brito.

Victoria passes the Cape of Good Hope and enters the Atlantic Ocean.

May 22, 1522

Reaching Santiago, Cape Verde

Jul 9, 1522

Victoria returns to Sanlucar, completing the circumnavigation.

Sep 6, 1522

Victoria arrives at Seville

Sep 8, 1522

The Magellan Clouds

1800

One of the galaxies that Ferdinand discovered was later named the Magellan Clouds in his honor.

The 500 year mark

2019

Historians are planning the 5th Centenary of the first navigation of the globe. Celebrations are being planned around the world.