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Ferdinand Magellan
Title: Ferdinand Magellan
Category: History
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Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to ever travel around the
world. His journey started on September 20, 1519. Five ships and 277
men set sail on what was to become the biggest voyage of all time.
Ferdinand was a Portuguese seaman.
He was born around 1480. When Ferdinand was 12, he went to
train as a page at the court of Leonor. Leonor was the Portuguese
Queen. King John II was into exploration and trade. Portuguese who
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in battle.
He was refused by King Manuel to try and explore the world. He
decided to work out a plan to reach the Philippines and the Sprice
Islands by sailing west instead of east. If King Manuel didn’t want his
services, perhaps Charles I of Spain would be interested in his
proposal. In October 1517, He left Portugal for Spain. He was never to
return. He then represented Spain. He died in 1522.
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