FERDINANDMAGELLAN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Magellan was Born 1480
• Magellan Died 1521
• Was a page to. Queen Elanor
• Magellan parents died when he was 10
• Magellan learned about explores at royal court

SPONSORED

• Magellan was sponsored by Spain

MOTIVES

• Magellan was seeking for the North West Passage

ROUTE

• India
• Moluccas
• Indonesia
• Melaro
• Quebec

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Magellan was the first man to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
• Magellan named the Pacific Ocean
• Magellan was the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean
• One of Magellan ships made the voyage around the world
• Magellan main purpose of his great voyage was he claimed the spice islands

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2

• Magellan discovered a strait route through present-day Argentina
• One of Magellan ships made it across the Indian Ocean and around the southern tip of Africa to Spain

IMPACT

• Magellan crew achived the first circumnavigation of the world
• Magellan got the Spanish captin San nation arrested because he challenged Magellan to authority
• Magellan was killed by a Filipino tribe
• Magellan started to convert the local population to Christianity
• Magellan,s crew began to starve and the crew survived on saw dust leather strips and rats

RIDDLE

• From Portugal
• Sponsored by Spain
• Claimed Spice Islands
• Was looking for the North West Passage
• Named the Pacific Ocean

IT IS MAGELLAN

SOURCES

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• Www.worldbookonline.com
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