When Ferdinand Magellan traveled to the Philippine archipelago with a fleet of five ships provided by King Charles V. Magellan commanded the flagship christened the Trinidad.
Ferdinand Magellan named the surroundings archipelago "Tierra del Fuego", the Land of Fire. The narrow Strait of Magellan separates this archipelago from the mainland.
Magellan didn't have a cousin.It was Ferdinand Magellan himself who discovered the Philippine archipelago.
The Philippines is not commonly referred to as the "archipelago of San Lazaro." San Lazaro was the former name of the island of Luzon given by Spanish colonizers. The Philippines is often called the "Pearl of the Orient Seas" due to its beauty and natural resources.
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In 1522 the last ship of the voyage of Magellan arrived back in Spain, they were the first to sail around the world.
In 1522 the last ship of the voyage of Magellan arrived back in Spain, they were the first to sail around the world.
In 1522 the last ship of the voyage of Magellan arrived back in Spain, they were the first to sail around the world.
The first name given to the Philippines by Magellan was "Archipelago of San Lazaro."
He arrived on the 16th of March 1521.
In 1522 the last ship of the voyage of Magellan arrived back in Spain, they were the first to sail around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan explored a route from Europe to Asia. He did this by sailing south of South America and then continuing west until he arrived in Asia. This voyage was the first circumnavigation of the globe.
The voyage ended in 1522, when VIctoria, under the captaincy of Juan Elcano, arrived back in Spain. It had ended for Magellan the previous year when he was killed in a battle in the Philippines.