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Extractions: Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. His crew was the first to sail all around the world, but he did not because he died before he could accomplish it. Magellan died in a battle in 1521 in the Philipine Islands. His last remaining ship was the Victoria. He also named the Pacific Ocean, but he did not discover it. Web Links Ferdinand Magellan from Virtualology.com The Mariners' Museum Return to Explorer Interviews
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Ferdinand Magellan - Enpsychlopedia
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Extractions: Mactan Island Cebu Philippines Ferdinand Magellan (Spring April 27 Portuguese Fernão de Magalhães Spanish Fernando/Hernando de Magallanes ) was a Portuguese sea explorer who sailed for Spain . He was the first to sail from Europe westwards to Asia , the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean , and the first to lead an expedition for the purpose of circumnavigating the globe . Though Magellan himself died in the Philippines and never returned to Europe, 18 members of the crew and one ship of the fleet returned to Spain in , having circumnavigated the globe. Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Birth and early years 2 Plans for circumnavigation 3 The journey 3.1 The voyage ... edit Magellan was born in Sabrosa (near Vila Real , in the province of Trás-dos-Montes of north Portugal ) or in Porto . The son of Pedro Rui de Magalhães, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diogo de Sousa, named after his grandmother, and his sister Isabel. Magellan's parents died when he was ten. At 12, Magellan became a page to King
Magellan
From the second I was born I knew I was going to be an explorer. I, ferdinand magellan, was born in 1480 in Northern Portugal.
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Extractions: FERDINAND MAGELLAN Magellan. Let me tell you a little about myself. From the second I was born I knew I was going to be an explorer. I knew I was going to be an explorer because my family was not wealthy, but of Portuguese nobility. Nobility means that everyone in the country knows you and your family. I, Ferdinand Magellan, was born in 1480 in Northern Portugal. I had a brother named Diego and a sister named Isobel. In school I learned how to ride horses. I also learned how to read and write maps, and amazingly learned how to use a sword. When I became a grown up I worked as a Navy officer. I also took care of animals. Most of them escaped or got stolen by the natives. I decided to become an explorer because I knew I could find new lands for some country and make them wealthier. I was looking for someone to sponsor me, so I asked King Manuel to sponsor my trip, but he refused to give me permission. Days later I crossed enemy borders to go to Spain to ask King Charles of Spain to sponsor my trip. He finally gave me permission and gave me five ships and 250 men. We hoped to reach the Spice Islands. Now people remember me because I was the commander of the first voyage around the world. I have inspired many explorers to travel around the world. I made Spain richer by bringing back spices and medicines. The strait was also one of my big discoveries. It is now named after me, the Strait of Magellan. I was one of the greatest explorers ever!
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Russian Antarctic explorer who was the FIRST to sight and circumnavigate the Antarctic continent magellan ferdinand .. born c1480 died 1521 .
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Extractions: Home Page Explorers and Travellers A Adams - William Africa Association - The ..... the world's FIRST geographical society was the brainchild of Sir Joseph Banks, a wealthy patron of exploration, a naturalist, part-time explorer and the longest serving president of the Royal Society Amundsen Roald ..... born 1872 died 1928 ..... Norwegian explorer who was the FIRST person to navigate the Northwest Passage in 1903-06 and to reach the South Pole B Bartolomeu - Diaz ..... born c 1450 died 1500 ..... Portuguese explorer who was the FIRST European to reach the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 and to establish a route around Africa Bellinghausen - Fabian Gottlieb Von ..... born 1779 died 1852 ..... Russian Antarctic explorer who was the FIRST to sight and circumnavigate the Antarctic continent 1819-21 although at the time he did not realise what it was Benjamin of Tudela ..... died 1173 ..... Spanish rabbi who was the FIRST European traveller to describe the Far East Bering - Vitus ..... born 1681 died 1741 ..... Danish explorer who was the FIRST to sight Alaska Blashford-Snell - John ..... born 1936 ..... British explorer and soldier who made the FIRST descent and exploration of the Blue Nile in 1964, crossing the Darien Gap between Panama and Columbia for the first time 1971 to 1972 and in 1974-75 made the FIRST complete navigation of the Zaire river in Africa
Navigation
The first circumnavigation of the globe was led by ferdinand magellan (Fernão With money from the king, the explorer was able to obtain five ships
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Extractions: King Charles approved Magellan's plan and granted him generous funds on March 22, 1518. With money from the king, the explorer was able to obtain five ships (possibly naos) called the Trinidad, the San Antonio, the Concepcion, the Victoria, and the Santiago. In September [1519], he set sail with 270 men. A good deal of what we know of the voyage of Magellan came from an Italian crew member, Antonio Pigafetta. Pigafetta kept a diary of the voyage and remained a staunch supporter of the Portuguese explorer. Like Columbus, Magellan was a foreigner in charge of Spanish captains, and like Columbus, his voyage was fraught with problems. Spanish captains Juan de Cartegena of the San Antonio, Gaspar de Quesada of the Concepcion, and Luis de Mendoza of the Victoria were plotting to kill Magellan. After a brief stop at the Canary Islands, Magellan's fleet set sail for Brazil on a southwest course. Cartegena, the ringleader of a mutiny attempt, was relieved of his command of the San Antonio and held prisoner aboard the Victoria. After crossing the equator on November 20, 1519, the crew sighted Brazil on December 6. Magellan thought it unwise to go near the Portuguese territory since he was sailing under the Spanish flag. His fleet eventually anchored off the coast of present-day Rio de Janiero, out of the way of the Portuguese, on December 13th. After stocking up on fresh food and water, the fleet made its way down the east coast of South America looking for a passage to the Pacific Ocean. The farther south they sailed, the colder the weather. The weather was so bad, the fleet decided to spend the winter in Patagonia. The area where they settled on March 31, 1520, was called San Julian.
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Decades History Timelines - Magellan Circumnavigates The World
Spanish explorer ferdinand magellan departs from Seville, Spain in search for a westward route to the Orient. The fleet of five ships have a combined crew
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Magellan, Ferdinand, Portuguese FERNÃO DE MAGALHÃES, Spanish
magellan, ferdinand, Portuguese FERNÃO DE MAGALHÃES, Spanish FERNANDO, or HERNANDO, Portuguese navigator and explorer who sailed under the flags of both
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Extractions: Magellan, Ferdinand, Portuguese FERNÃO DE MAGALHÃES, Spanish FERNANDO, or HERNANDO, DE MAGALLANES (b. c. 1480, Sabrosa, or Porto?, Port.d. April 27, 1521, Mactan, Phil.), Portuguese navigator and explorer who sailed under the flags of both Portugal (1505-12) and Spain (1519-21). From Spain he sailed around South America, discovering the Strait of Magellan, and across the Pacific. Though he was killed in the Philippines, his ships continued westward to Spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of the world. The voyage was successfully terminated by the Basque navigator Juan Sebastián de Elcano (del Cano). Early life Magellan, the son of Rui de Magalhães and Alda de Mesquita, belonged to the Portuguese nobility. At an early age he became a page to Queen Leonor in Lisbon. In early 1505 he enlisted in the fleet of Francisco de Almeida, first Portuguese viceroy in the East, whose expedition, sent by King Manuel to check Muslim sea power in Africa and India, left Lisbon on March 25. During a naval engagement at Cannanore on the Malabar Coast of India, Magellan is said by the chronicler Gaspar Correia to have been wounded. Though Correia states that during this early period of his Indian service he acquired considerable knowledge of navigation, little is known of Magellan's first years in the East until he appears among those sailing in November 1506 with Nuno Vaz Pereira to Sofala on the Mozambique coast, where the Portuguese established a fort. In 1508 he was back in India, taking part, on Feb. 2-3, 1509, in the great Battle of Diu, which gave the Portuguese supremacy over most of the Indian Ocean. Reaching Cochin in the fleet of Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, he left as one of the men-at-arms for Malacca. Magellan is mentioned as being sent to warn the commander of impending attack by Malays and during the subsequent fighting courageously saved the life of a Portuguese explorer, Francisco Serrão, who later from the Moluccas (Maluku) sent him helpful information about those islands. At a council held at Cochin on October 10, to decide on plans for recapturing Goa, he advised against taking large ships at that season, but the new viceroy, Afonso de Albuquerque, did so, the city falling on November 24; Magellan's name does not appear among those who fought. There is no conclusive evidence for the theory that during his Indian service he attained the rank of captain. The Portuguese victories off the eastern coast of Africa and the western coast of India had broken Muslim power in the Indian Ocean, and the purpose of Almeida's expeditionto wrest from the Arabs the key points of sea tradewas almost accomplished; but without control of Malacca their achievement was incomplete. At the end of June 1511, therefore, a fleet under Albuquerque left for Malacca, which fell after six weeks. This event, in which Magellan took part, was the crowning Portuguese victory in the Orient. Through Malacca passed the wealth of the East to the harbours of the West, and in the command of the Malacca Strait the Portuguese held the key to the seas and ports of Malaysia. It remained to explore the wealth-giving Moluccas, the islands of spice. Accordingly, early in December 1511 they sailed on a voyage of reconnaissance and after reaching Banda returned with spice in 1512. The claim made by some that Magellan went on this voyage rests on unproved statements by Giovanni Battista Ramusio and Leonardo de Argensola, and the want of evidence argues against its acceptance. Even if he did, in truth, reach the Moluccas, a further voyagewhich he later commanded from Spain to the Philippineswas required to complete the circle of navigation. In 1512 Magellan was back in Lisbon; the following year he joined the forces sent against the Moroccan stronghold of Azamor and in a skirmish after its fall sustained a wound that caused him to limp for the rest of his life. Returning to Lisbon in November 1514 he asked King Manuel for a token increase in his pension, signifying a rise in rank. But unfounded reports of irregular conduct on his part after the siege of Azamor had reached the King, who, refusing his request, ordered him back to Morocco. Early in 1516 Magellan renewed his petition; the King, refusing once more, told him he might offer his services elsewhere. Allegiance to Spain. Magellan therefore went to Spain, reaching Seville on Oct. 20, 1517. He was joined by the Portuguese cosmographer Rui Faleiro, and together they journeyed to the court at Valladolid. There, having renounced their nationality, the two men offered their services to King Charles I (later, Emperor Charles V). Magalhães henceforward became known by the Spanish version of his nameFernando de Magallanes. By decree of a papal bull in 1493, all new territories discovered or that should be discovered east of a line of demarcation (redrawn 1494) were assigned to Portugal, all that lay west to Spain. Magellan and Faleiro now proposed by sailing west to give practical proof of their claim that the wealth-giving Spice Islands lay west of the line of demarcationthat is, within the Spanish, not the Portuguese, hemisphere. On March 22, 1518, their proposal received royal assent; they were appointed joint captains general of an expedition directed to seek an all-Spanish route to the Moluccas. The government of any lands discovered was to be vested in them and their heirs, and they were to receive a one-twentieth share of the net profits from the venture; both were invested with the Order of Santiago. Magellan was convinced that he would lead his ships from the Atlantic to the "Sea of the South" by discovering a strait through Tierra Firme. This idea did not originate with him; others had sought a passage by which vessels sailing continuously westward would reach the East and thus avoid the Cape of Good Hope, which was controlled by the Portuguese; in the royal agreement Magellan and Faleiro were directed to find "the" strait. The officials entrusted with East Indian affairs were instructed to furnish five ships for the expedition, prepared in Seville, where an unsuccessful attempt to wreck the project was made by Portuguese agents. Magellan's flagship, "Trinidad," had as consorts "San Antonio," "Concepción," "Victoria," and "Santiago." An attack of insanity prevented Faleiro from sailing. Magellan, who in 1517 married Beatriz Barbosa, daughter of an important official in Seville, said farewell to his wife and infant son Rodrigo before his ships left Sanlúcar de Barrameda on Sept. 20, 1519, carrying about 270 men, among whom nine countries were represented. The fleet reached Tenerife on September 26, sailing on October 3 for Brazil; becalmed off the Guinea coast, it met storms before reaching the line; on November 29 it was 27 leagues southwest of Cape St. Augustine. Rounding Cabo Frio, Magellan entered the Bay of Rio de Janeiro on December 13, then sailing south to the Río de la Plata vainly probed the estuary, seeking the strait. On March 31 he reached Port St. Julian in latitude 49 20' S, where on Easter day at midnight Spanish captains led a serious mutiny against the Portuguese commander. Magellan with resolution, ruthlessness, and daring quelled it, executing one of the captains and leaving another to his fate ashore when, on Aug. 24, 1520, the fleet left St. Julian. Discovery of the Strait of Magellan After reaching the mouth of the Santa Cruz, near which "Santiago," reconnoitring, had been wrecked earlier, Magellan started south again, on October 21 rounding the Cape of the Virgins (Cabo Vírgenes), and at approximately 52 50' S entered the passage that proved to be the strait of his seeking, later to bear his name. "San Antonio" having deserted, only three of his ships reached the western end of the passage; at the news that the ocean had been sighted the iron-willed admiral broke down and cried with joy. On November 28 "Trinidad," "Concepción," and "Victoria" entered the "Sea of the South," from their calm crossing later called the Pacific Ocean. Tortured by thirst, stricken by scurvy, feeding on rat-fouled biscuits, finally reduced to eating the leather off the yardarms, the crews, driven first by the Peru Current and throughout the voyage by the relentless determination of Magellan, made the great crossing of the Pacific. Until December 18 they had sailed near the Chilean coast; then Magellan took a course northwestward; not until Jan. 24, 1521, was land sighted, probably Pukapuka in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Crossing the equinoctial line at approximately 158 W on February 13, the voyagers on March 6 made first landfall at Guam in the Marianas, where they obtained fresh food for the first time in 99 days. A Memorial, sent by Magellan to King Charles before leaving Spain, suggests that he knew (probably partly from Serrão's letters) the approximate position of the Moluccas; in sailing now to the Philippines instead of direct to the Spice Islands, he was doubtless dominated by the idea of early revictualing and the advantage of securing a base before visiting the Moluccas. Leaving on March 9, Magellan steered west-southwestward to islands later called the Philippines, where at Massava he secured the first alliance in the Pacific for Spain, at Cebú the conversion to Christianity of the ruler and his chief men. Less than two months later, however, Magellan was killed in a fight with natives on Mactan Island. Circumnavigation of the globe. After Magellan's death only two of the ships, "Trinidad" and "Victoria," reached the Moluccas; only one, "Victoria" (85 tons), returned to Spain, under command of Elcano, originally master on "Concepción," and participator in the mutiny at Port St. Julian. For bringing home, on Sept. 8, 1522, the leaking but spice-laden ship, with only 17 other European survivors and 4 Indians, "weaker than men have ever been before," Elcano received from the Emperor an augmentation to his coat of arms, a globe with the inscription "Primus circumdedisti me" ("You were the first to encircle me"). It had been left for Elcano, returning by the Cape route, to give practical proof that the Earth was round. Magellan's accomplishment lies in his bold conception and masterly direction of the enterprise that achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe. The first navigator to cross the Pacific from east to west, he disproved the prevailing idea that a mere few days westward sailing from the New World would bring ships to the East Indies. Instead, after a crossing lasting more than three months, he brought a fleet within easy distance of them. Magellan, with a character so complex and of such extreme contradictions, will remain an enigma; psychologically he cannot have been at peace with himself. For his transference of allegiance many writers have denounced him, bearing in mind that in his time the loyalty of a Portuguese to his sovereign was second only to his loyalty to his God; others have pointed out that in offering his services to another ruler Magellan did what Christopher Columbus, Sebastian Cabot, and Amerigo Vespucci had done and that limitations imposed by nationality are irreconcilable with the advancement of knowledge. But on one thing all Portuguese are agreed: "He is ours." (M.Mi.) BIBLIOGRAPHY. The fullest account of Magellan's remarkable voyage is that of Antonio Pigafetta, who sailed with Magellan and returned with Elcano. The text of the Italian version, translated, edited, and annotated by James Alexander Robertson, is Magellan's Voyage Around the World, 3 vol. (1906). The First Voyage Round the World, by Magellan, edited and translated by Lord Stanley of Alderley (Henry Edward Stanley) (1874, reprinted 1963), also includes the account of Pigafetta, as well as accounts by other members of the expedition. Important introductory works on the life of Magellan include F.H.H. Guillemard, The Life of Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe, 1480-1521 (1890, reprinted 1971); E.F. Benson, Ferdinand Magellan (1929); and Edouard Roditi, Magellan of the Pacific (1972).
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Extractions: @import "misc/drupal.css"; @import "themes/nhpr/style.css"; Home Schedule Join/Renew Events ... Front Porch Home Reported by Laura Knoy on Monday, January 19, 2004. In 1519, over a quarter-century after Christopher Columbus's first expedition, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan set off with a fleet of five ships and 260 men with hopes to be the first to circumnavigate the globe and find a western route to the Spice Islands. The expedition ended up becoming a three year odyssey filled with sex, violence, death, mutiny and amazing adventure. We'll re-tell the incredible voyage of Ferdinand Magellan. Laura's guest is Laurence Bergreen, author of "Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe". *THIS SHOW IS A REBROADCAST, SO THERE WILL BE NO CALLS TAKEN*
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And so were other explorers, such as Cook, magellan and Da Gama, whose heroic voyages beating the Portuguese navigator ferdinand magellan by a century.
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Encyclopedia Of Astronomy And Astrophysics » Magellan, Ferdinand (1480?â1521)
magellan, ferdinand (1480?1521). DOI 10.1888/0333750888/3833 Portuguese explorer, whose crew brought back from his voyages into the southern
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The Magellan Venus Explorer's Guide
A single act of poor judgment caused the downfall of ferdinand magellan. fame bestowed on other explorers of the period, but ferdinand magellan s legacy
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Extractions: Ferdinand Magellan - The Project's Namesake Ah me! What a world this was to live in two or three centuries ago, when it was getting itself discovered. Alexander Smith Ferdinand Magellan grew up in an age of discovery. Born in Northern Portugal around 1480, Magellan belonged to a romantic era of the sea during which Bartholomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope, Vasco da Gama reached India, and Columbus and Vespucci made their historic voyages. As a young man, Magellan gained maritime experience with Portuguese naval fleets in India, Asia, and the Moluccas (Spice Islands) in Indonesia. Although the war chronicles of that period seldom mentioned his name, he achieved the rank of captain by the time he was 30 years old and became one of the most experienced navigators of his time. However, when Magellan and other battle-scarred soldiers and sailors returned home to Portugal, they received little thanks for the numerous victories that had brought enormous wealth and prestige to their king and countrymen. Magellan's noble though low-grade birth entitled him to a beggarly allowance, a pompous, meaningless title, and the right to become a loafer at court an unbearable situation for a man of honor and ambition. The first opportunity for renewed military service found Magellan fighting the Moors in Morocco, but that, too, ended in hardship. A lance wound permanently injured his left leg, and an unjust accusation of trading with the enemy scarred his reputation. After King Emanuel of Portugal coolly rejected Magellan's petition for a post within the royal navy, the soldier renounced his loyalty to Portugal and left for Spain.
The Magellan Venus Explorer's Guide
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Extractions: The Magellan Venus Explorer's Guide was published by JPL in August 1990 (JPL Publication 90-24) just prior to Magellan's Venus Orbit Insertion. Carolynn Young was the editor of this Guide. Robin Dumas provided the design, layout and production of the document. Ron Baalke converted the Guide into this html document. This publication describes the Magellan radar-mapping mission to the planet Venus. Scientific highlights include the history of U.S. and Soviet missions, as well as ground-based radar observations, that have provided the current knowledge about the surface of Venus. Descriptions of the major Venusian surface features include controversial theories about the origin of some of the features. The orginization of the Magellan science investigators into discipline-related task groups for data analysis purposes is presented. The design of the Magellan spacecraft and the ability of its radar sensor to conduct radar imaging, altimetry, and radiometry measurements are discussed. Other topics report on the May 1989 launch, the interplanetary cruise, the Venus orbit-insertion maneuver, and the in-orbit mapping strategy. The objectives of a possible extended mission emphasize the gravity experiment and explain why high-resolution gravity data cannot be acquired during the primary mission. A focus on the people of Magellan reveals how they "fly" the spacecraft and prepare for major mission events. Special items of interest associated with the Magellan mission are contained in "windows" interspersed throughout the text.

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