Ferdinand Magellan

An explorer.By: Andrew Komperda

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Sabrosa, Portugal in 1480.

He died April 27, 1521 in Mactan, Philippines.

The Church said that the Earth was flat. Ferdinand Magellan thought the Earth was round.

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Ferdinand Magellan discovered that the world was round. He wanted to find out that it actually was round.

He got a crew of men, got 5 boats, and sailed off.

He started in his journey in 1519. Magellan didn’t make it to shore, he got

stuck in war and died with a spear through his heart and a poisoned arrow in his foot. His crew made it, though.

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He had one sibling named Leonor. He had 2 parents; Rodriga and Alda. Magellan had 2 children; Rodrigo, and

Carlos.

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Ferdinand Magellan traveled a lot. He thought that the Earth was round and

also PROVED it. He also went on an expedition to find the

mistakes of past explorers, like Christopher Columbus. Here’s a map of Magellan’s travel.

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In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan passed through what is now called the Strait of Magellan. It took him and his crew over a month to pass through it.

Here’s a picture of the Strait of Magellan.

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