Ferdinand Magellan Bio card Name Ferdinand Magellan Ferno

Ferdinand Magellan Bio card

Name Ferdinand Magellan ( Fernão de Magalhães )

Time period Magellan was born in 1480 CE and has been killed in the Philippine in 1521 CE

Place Magellan went from Portugal (Sabrosa) to Spain (to realize his dream found a better route to the Spice Islands

Significance Magellan is the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean he led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe to found a better route to the Spice Island. But in his travel he discover that the earth was round and not flat and he was able to draw the first map of the world in

Personality traits Magellan was an arrogant man with unpitiable temper.

Personal background: Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal, either in the city of Porto or in Sabrosa, circa 1480. His parents were members of the Portuguese nobility and after their deaths; Magellan became a page for the queen, at age 10. He studied at Queen Leonora's School of Pages in Lisbon and spent his days poring over texts on cartography, astronomy, and celestial navigation—subjects that would serve him well in his later pursuits.

Obstacles The Spaniards who were in the crew were not faithful to him because they did not like the Portuguese (Magellan was a Portuguese) they wanted to kill him. But nothing could stop Magellan in his expedition. But unfortunately he will be killed in Philippine.

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