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How did Ferdinand Magellan solve his problems?

he went to the toilet


What problem or challenge was Alexander the Great trying to solve?

His challenge was to make himself ruler of the world as he knew it - from Europe to India which he understood as the extent of the world. He succeeded in the east, but his longer-term plans to turn west and take Sicily and Carthage were forestalled by his death at 32.


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1480Born at Saborosa in Villa Real, Province of Traz os Montes in PortugalWell tutored at home and then spent his early years at the Portuguese court1505:Ferdinand Magellan joined the expedition of Francisco d'Almeida to Indiaz1512Took part in the Portuguese expedition to Morocco and was badly woundedHas a serious disagreement with a commanding officer and leaves the service without prior permission1513Requests permission from King Manuel of Portugal to sail to the Spice Islands in the Far East but is refused following the unfavourable reports from MoroccoResumes his studies in Portugal for a couple more years but fails to gain favor with the Portuguese court and therefore renounces his Portuguese nationality1518:Magellan leaves Portugal and heads for Spain1519March 22: Magellan convinces King Charles I of Spain to support his voyage to the Spice Islands and the King promises Magellan one-fifth of the profits from the voyage to the Spice IslandsSpain provides five ships for the expedition:Magellan commands the TrinidadJuan de Cartagena commands the San AntonioGaspar de Quesada commands the ConceptionLuis de Mendoza commands the VictoriaJuan Serrano commands the SantiagoLeads the five Spanish ships with 251 men in what was to become the first voyage around the World20 September: The fleet sail across the Atlantic Ocean to South America and Rio de Janeiro and then start to search for a passage to the Pacific Ocean1520March: The fleet anchor for the winter at Puerto San Julian in Southern ArgentinaSeptember : A storm destroys the Santiago and a mutiny breaks outOctober: Ferdinand Magellan and his crew resume their voyage on the remaining ships21 November: Enters the straits which would be named the Magellan Straits becoming the first Europeans ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean15213 February: Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Equator1521 March 6: Magellan reached the Pacific island of Guam16 March: Discovers the PhilippinesApril 27: Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives on the island of MactanOnly 110 of the original crew members remained so they abandoned one of the ships - the Conception. The Trinidad tried to return back to Spain the same way they had came but was forced to return to the Spice Islands where they were imprisoned by the Portuguese. The Victoria was the last remaining ship1522September 6: The Victoria reached Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain with only 18 survivorsJune: Trinidad could not sail anymore. Cargo moved to Victoria.July 15: Only 22 men left on Victoria which was also leaking. The men had to pump out the water taking turns.September 6: Victoria docked at Seville, with 18 sick men and a cargo loaded with cloves. The journey was complete, accomplished a round-the-world voyage that no man had done before


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