he was a portuguese and became a explorer for the spanish.
Ferdinand Magellan
The Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and the Spanish fleet, proved the world was round. They were the first to circumnavigate around the world and complete the first voyage around the world.
No, Hernán Cortés was a Spanish Conquistador who sailed independently from Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
Ferdinand Magellan was the Portuguese explorer who led a Spanish expedition to circumnavigate the world. The expedition began in 1519 and lasted for four years to 1522 when his crew returned home without Magellan. Magellan died in 1521.
His Portuguese name is commonly spelled Fernao de Magalhaes. The a in Fernao has a tilde above it, as the a in haes.It is also spelled Fernam de Magalhaens or Magalhains, all of which would capture the sound of his name as Portuguese would create the sound.
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I do believe that it was Ferdinand Magellan.
The ocean's current name was given by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521. He called it Mar Pacifico, which in both Portuguese and Spanish means "peaceful sea".
In the Battle of Mactan, the warriors of Lapu-Lapu were victorious over the Spanish forces. Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer, was killed in the battle.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was originally Portuguese who obtained Spanish citizenship in order to explore for Spain. He is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe but died in his journey in the Philippines during the Battle of Mactan.