Ferdinand Magellan 14801521 Portugal

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Ferdinand Magellan 1480-1521Portugal

• By Josh
• Date Oct. 23,2009
• Teacher Mr. Wallace

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Areas Explored

• Magellan named the Pacific ocean.(it means calm
  peaceful ocean)
• Magellan set sailed on Sept. 8,1519.His crew got
  back on Sept. 6,1522.
• There were 270 passengers but only 18 survived.
• Magellan was also killed on the voyage.
• On Nov. 27,the ships crossed the Equator.

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Sponsor Country

• Magellan sailed for his home country Portugal but
  the king denied him of sailing so Magellan sailed
  for Spain.

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Motives for Exploring

• He sailed for Portugal.
• When the King turned him down he sailed for
  Spain.
• To find a westward passage from Spain to get
  spices from the Spice Islands.

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Historical Impact

• The first person to sail the world.
• The first person to name the Pacific Ocean.
• His crew survived several storms with nobody
  injured or killed.

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