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Born at Saborosa in Villa Real, Province of Traz os Montes in Portugal. He was well tutored at home.
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Ferdinand Magellan is introduced as the Queen's royal page. It was his job to announce the arrival of the Queen whenever she entered a room for a public session.
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On this date, Ferdinand Magellan joined his first voyage as a crewmember. This voyage would take him to India under Captain Francisco D'Almeida.
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On this expedition Ferdinand got badly wounded from a gunshot. He also had a disagreement with a commanding officer and left service without permission. This wil reflect badly on himself in the future.
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After being repeatedly refused funds for a voyage, Ferdinand left portugal and left his portuguese citizenship behind as well. He headed for Spain
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The King provided Magellan with three ships Magellans ship, San Antonio The second ship Sanantiago. Finally the third ship Victoria. 135 men in total sailed on the voyage to the Spice Islands in the East
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Magellan now halfway across the world reaches the island of Guam in the South Pacific. He finishes trading and heads to the Phillipines for the final stage of his journey.
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Ferdinand is killed by native tribes in the Phillipines as they do not like him. His crew returns to Spain with only 18 members of the original 135 remaining
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