4th+Period+-+Ferdinand+Magellan

=4th Period - Ferdinand Magellan=

By: Zoe S.

Date of birth: 1480

Location of birth: Portugal

Parents’ names: not found

Family background: Magellan's parents were of the nobility and passed away when Magellan was 10. Magellan was also distantly related to John II which got him into the king's court. Magellan's brother-in-law was Duart Barbosa who came with him on his journey around the world.

Date of death: April 27, 1521

. Location of death/grave: the Philippines

Education:He was educated at the kings court in astronomy, map-making, and navigation. while at the kings court he was exposed to many stories of great explorers. He also learned how to use many navigational tools such as a sextant.

Career: Ferdinand Magellan was a page and had his first sea voyage in 1505. his ship sailed up the east coast of Africa. He spent the next seven years of his life trading. He later went around the world to the spice islands.

Legacy: Magellan was the first man to travel around the world, he found the Magellan strait, and discovered the Philippines.

Additional/Interesting information:On his expedition around the world only 18 of his men survived. Many of his men got scurvey, a desiese that occurs when you don't get enough vitamin C. Scurvey makes your gums bleed, your teeth fall out, and your bones ache. When all the food on the ship was gone the men had to eat leather straps, sawdust, and even rats.

Sources Cited (Ferdinand Magellan – 4th Period)

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