Alphabetical Index Index by Birth Year
Ferdinand Magellan
* 1480 in Sabrosa, Portugal
+ 1521 Mactan, Philippines
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522,
resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano.
He discovered a navigable sea route in southern Chile between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (Strait of Magellan).
Magellan was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines in 1521.
2019 J. Giesen