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.
Archipelago de San Lazaro. Because there was a festival held in Homonhon, Leyte that was honoring St. Lazarus at the day that Magellan went to that island.
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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.
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 came to the Philippines as part of his expedition to find a western route to the Spice Islands. He arrived in the Philippines in 1521 and claimed the islands for Spain.
It was Magellan who named it in reference to the day he arrived there --- March 16, 1521, which happened to be the Sabbath of St. Lazarus of Bethany. The day when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead prior Palm Sunday.
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.