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The date of his birth is unknow but the year is not.
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Only year is known.
Ferdinand Magellan;s parents died when he was 10 years old.
Parents: dad, Rui de Magalhães, and mom, Alda de Mesquita. -
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Entered the srevice of Manuel, Joao II's successor. -
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Enlisted as a volunteer for the Indian Voyage of the first Portuguese Viceroy, in the east, Francisco d' Almeida. -
25 years old, sailing with Francisco d' Almeida, Portugal's first admiral and his fleet. Also Ferdinands first time at sea.
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Ferdinand was injured at Cancanore.
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Went on an expedition to conquor Melaka. -
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Ferdinand returned to Portugal. -
Ferdinand was ranked up to fidalgo escudeiro.
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Ferdinand was wounded subsenquently but the city was taken.
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Accompanied a Portuguese expedition against Azamor in Morocco. -
Ferdinand announced that he was giving his services to Spain.
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Reached Seville on the 20th of October 1517, and thence went to Valladolid to see Charles V.
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Magellan and Faleiro, as joint captains-general, signed an agreement with Charles V, which one-twentieth of the profits were to come to them. Also, the government of any lands discovered was vested in them and their heirs, with the title of Adelantados
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The fleet of five vessels left Seville and dropped down the Guadalquivir to S. Lucar de Barrameda, at the mouth of the river they stayed more than five weeks.
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The armada put to sea. Of the vessels which were in it, the "Trinidad" was the flagship, and the "Vittoria" the only one which accomplished the circumnavigation.
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Magellan sighted South America at Cape St. Augustine, near Pernambuco. Then he followed the east coast down to the La Plata estuary, which he examined in the hope of finding a passage at this point.
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He arrived at Port St. Julian where he stayed inside for the winter.
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Leaving Port St. Julian.
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He discovered the cape of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, the eastern entrance of the long-sought passage.
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At last, the Ladrones came in sight. Guam being probably the first port of call. Here the fleet rested, watered, revictualled and refitted.
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They started again westward.
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Ferdinand died in a war with the locals on the Phillipines. Kille with a poinsned arrow in the foot and a spear throught the heart.
