Ferdinand magellan by jim ollhoff overdrive rakuten. Ferdinand magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe and became the first european to cross the pacific ocean. Ferdinand magellan was a portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan was first to sail around the world, right. In 1519, on behalf of king charles of spain, ferdinand magellan of portugal, set out with five ships across the atlantic to discover a new route to the spice islands. When he was a soldier he was hit in the leg and caused him to have a permanent limp and have to walk with a cane. Ferdinand magellan biography, voyage, discoveries, death. Ferdinand magellan is known for circumnavigating sailing around the world. Ferdinand magellan discovered the straits of magellan, a passageway through southern south america and the pacific ocean.
He became the first european to sail the pacific ocean, and the first to sail around the world. On march 16, 1521, magellan s expedition landed on homonhon island in the philippines. This biography introduces young readers to the life of brave portuguese sea captain ferdinand magellan, who confirmed that the earth is round and introduced the pacific ocean to europeans while sailing for king charles i of spain. Ferdinand magellan is one of the most famous explorers ever.
A 5 minute overview of the life and journey of ferdinand magellan. He was born in sabrosa in northern portugal, and served king charles i of spain in search of a westward route to the spice islands modern. Although magellan died during the journey, he is credited with the first circumnavigation of the earth. This engaging, fun activity features everything you need for a great lesson on ferdinand magellan, his accomplishments, and his voyage around the world included in your download is a 1page reading on magellan that is easy for students to understand, while also covering his background and voyage. Aristotle first theorized that the earth was round. A number of things have been named in his honor, including natural phenomenona which he was the first european to observe, such as the strait of magellan, and the magellanic penguin. This title introduces readers to ferdinand magellan, the great explorer who was the first to sail around the world. His expedition also helped prove that the globe could be circumnavigated by ship. Through engaging text, readers learn about ferdinand magellan s childhood, education, and early inspirations, such as christopher columbuss discovery of.
Ferdinand magellan reading, worksheet, and interactive. Born of a noble family, he was reared as a page in the royal household. Ferdinand magellan led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world. In the centuries after magellan s landing in 1521, guam became a small green oasis for alien priests, soldiers, traders, pirates, and other. Discover facts about ferdinand magellan, one of the greatest explorers of his era and the first european to cross the pacific ocean. Ferdinand magellan was a portuguese explorer famous for being the first european to cross the pacific ocean. Learn by example and become a better writer with kibins suite of essay help services. While magellan receives credit as the first to circumnavigate the world, his slave enrique was the first to complete the trip in one direction. Ferdinand magellan february 3, 1480april 27, 1521, a portuguese explorer, set sail in september 1519 with a fleet of five spanish ships in an attempt to find the spice islands by heading west. Ferdinand magellan was a portuguese explorer who organised the spanish expedition to the east indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first. Ferdinand magellan, a portuguese in the service of the spanish crown, was looking for a westward route to the to the spice islands of indonesia. Ferdinand magellan on fakebook fakebook create a fictional social profile at.
Browse essays about ferdinand magellan and find inspiration. Magellan s life story is examined from his childhood to service in the court of portugals queen. Though he was killed in the philippines, one of his ships continued westward to spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of earth. He also discovered a passage from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean that is today called the straits of magellan. Ferdinand magellan 14801521 was a portuguese explorer who is credited with masterminding the first expedition to circumnavigate the world. It provides quite a bit of backstory regarding the political intrigue that inspired the voyage, and the crews sometimes conflicting perceptions of magellan s true loyalties as a. While he was in asia, magellan enslaved an asian boy he called enrique. Ferdinand magellan s fateful landfall on guam, the first inhabited pacific island known to europeans, ushered in the age of european exploration in the pacific and led inexorably to foreign domination of every traditional island society throughout oceania. Columbus died believing he proved aristotle correct, but the real confirmation came in the expedition of ferdinand magellan, the captain of the first ship to sail completely around the world magellan was a portuguese sailor who explored asia. He was brought up as a page of queen eleanor, consort of king john ii. Imagine a time when most people didnt know there was a pacific ocean.
Provides an introduction to the life of sixteenthcentury portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan, who found a passage for ships to sail west from the atlantic to the pacific ocean. Explorer ferdinand magellan, with the support of king charles v of spain, set out to circumnavigate the globe. Ferdinand magellan was a portuguese maritime explorer who led the first successful attempt to circumnavigate the earth. Ferdinand magellan first circumnavigation of the earth. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In 1495 he entered the service of manuel i, johns successor. In 1505, he took part in an expedition headed to india to establish portuguese viceroyalty there.
Magellan was born in the portuguese town of sabrosa in or around 1480. Ferdinand magellan 14801521 magellan was a portuguese navigator and explorer sabrosa, portugal 1480mactan, philippines 1521 who, in the service of the king emperor charles i of spain, discovered what is today known as the strait of magellan, being the first european ever to cross from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean before reaching the thencalled south sea. Ferdinand magellan earlier today august 10th, 1519, i had to say goodbye to my wife and children because i was about to sail. Imagine a time when no one was sure the earth was round when people believed theyd topple over the edge if they sailed too far from home. He was raised up in the court of porugal, learning nautical and astronomical sciences. Who had a love for the sea, but did he have an academic degree. Five hundred years ago people thought the earth was flat and tiny, until oneman determined to prove them wrong. From spain he sailed around south america, discovering the strait of magellan, and. We dress up like our character and recite a paragraph from memory in our museum. About the year 1480, a man by the name of ferdinand magellan was born. Over the edge of the world by laurence bergreen is a powerful page turner of the true story of what magellan and his crew went through just to find nutmeg and cinnamon. In other cases, modern entities such as nasas magellan probe have been.
First european to sail from europe to india by going around africa. Magellan s terrifying circumnavigation of the globe p. The portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan 14801522 is known for leading the first circumnavigation around the earth. Biography of ferdinand magellan, portuguese explorer. Over the edge of the world provides a blow by blow account of magellan s fateful voyage to the spice islands, and his crews return to spain through enemy waters.
List of things named after ferdinand magellan wikipedia. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Ferdinand magellan, portuguese navigator and explorer. I read about him to learn and get information on him for my part in the wax museum. Magellan set out from spain in the year 1519 with the goal of finding a western route to the spice islands. Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
List of books and articles about ferdinand magellan. Navigator ferdinand magellan killed in the philippines. Information from its description page there is shown below. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading who was ferdinand magellan. Who was ferdinand magellan kramer, sydelle, who hq. Circumnavigating the world in the footsteps of explorers by katharine bailey dec 16, 2005. Leading the expedition was a portuguese explorer by the name of ferdinand magellan, who would later give name not only to the strait of magellan in chile, but. Ferdinand magellan the first journey around the world. He was convinced that the shape of the earth allowed circumnavigation and that you. He grew up in a wealthy family and served as a page in the royal court. Though he was killed in the philippines, his ship the victoria continued westward to spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of the globe. Ferdinand magellan explore royal museums greenwich. Ferdinand magellan simple english wikipedia, the free. From spain he sailed around south america, discovering the strait of magellan, and across the pacific.
Sail into the life of explorer ferdinand magellan on. Create a spoof social media profile for a person, theme, place or object being studied. Through engaging text, readers learn about ferdinand magellan s childhood, education, and early inspirations, such as christopher columbuss discovery of the new. In search of fame and fortune, portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan c. Go back five hundred years, when whole continents were still undiscovered, when people thought the. Many of the men brought back to life in bergreens book are worthy of books just on their own stories. A little background story about the man leading the first circumnavigation of the earth and the voyage which. Growing up ferdinand magellan was born in 1480 in northern portugal. Exploring the louisiana territory and the pacific northwest. Learn more about history and science with studies weekly. Ferdinand magellan 1480 27 april 1521 was a portuguese explorer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Who was ferdinand magellan by sydelle kramer is a book full of amazing facts about ferdinand magellan. Born in 1480, his birthplace is recorded as either sabrosa or porto in. Navigator ferdinand magellan killed in the philippines after traveling threequarters of the way around the globe, portuguese navigator ferdinand magellan is killed during a tribal skirmish on. Ferdinand magellan by kelly hashway when we think of explorers, one of the first names that comes to mind is christopher columbus.
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