Biography of Ferdinand Magellan (including sources).
Title: Biography of Ferdinand Magellan (including sources).
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Biography of Ferdinand Magellan (including sources).
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain. He is the first person to successfully sail west from Europe to Asia, the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean, and most importantly the first to lead an expedition where he was able to circumnavigate the entire world.
Magellan was born in a farm in Sabrosa, which is in northern Portugal. His exact birth date is unknown, but it's said to be in the …showed first 75 words of 1170 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1170 total…Spain on September 6th, 1522, almost exactly three years after having begun the voyage.
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Explorers - Ferdinand Magellan
Author: Jon Noonan
Publication Date: 1993
(Great Explorations) Ferdinand Magellan: First to Sail Around the World
Author: Milton Meltzer
Publication Date: 2002
(What Made Them Great) Ferdinand Magellan
Author: Scott Brewster
Publication Date: 1990
(The World's Great Explorers) Ferdinand Magellan
Author: Jim Hargrove
Publication Date: 1990
(World Explorers) Ferdinand Magellan and the Discovery of the World Ocean
Author: Rebecca Stefoff
Publication Date: 1990
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