MAGELLANS VOYAGE

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MAGELLANS VOYAGE

• BY TAHJ, ASHTON JEREMY

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FACTS

• Portugal is where Magellan was born
• He was a fleet commander in the Portuguese Army
• He was a famous captain
• Left September 1519 with 277 men

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FACTS

• Magellan named the Pacific Ocean
• On his voyage Magellan kept straight no matter
  what his crew said

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FACTS

• In January 1520 Magellan reached the place that
  John of Lisbon described.

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FACTS

• The place John of Lisbon described came to a dead
  end
• They decided to keep going South
• Lost one ship in the ocean
• Magellan sailed into waters that no one had
  sailed in before
• It took four months to get to Asia
• On March 16 Magellans crew saw the eastern most
  islands
• Magellan was killed in a fight
• The Crew reached Spain in September 1522
• Only one ship and 18 men made it
• They completely traveled the world

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Credits
Thanks to. Tahj Jeremy Ashton And our social
studies book, History and Geography.