at the philippines
find spice for his king
His motivation was to find the northwest passage
The term America is traditionally used to mean the United States or at least North America. By this definition Ferdinand Magellan did not come to America. He did come by South America and his purpose was to find a westward route from Spain to Asia.
Information on Ferdinand Magellan can be found in history books at the local library, or in history related articles online. One recommended book would be "Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?" by S. A. Kramer.
As far as I can find out, no one seems to know, very little is known of Magellan. I'm wondering if you have seen a misprint because Magellan can also be known as 'Ferdinand de Magellan'
he was the first European to land in Florida and named the land “La Florida”
the silk rode
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He was the first European to find them and was killed there.
His motivation was to find the northwest passage
Ferdinand Magellan wanted to find away to the east for the purpose of trading.