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NO!
at the philippines
find spice for his king
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”
He was the first European to find them and was killed there.
the silk rode
His motivation was to find the northwest passage
Ferdinand Magellan wanted to find away to the east for the purpose of trading.
Ferdinand Magellan explored because he wanted to find spices for his country,yet found the pacific ocean instead. HE WAS REALLY LOOKING TO FIND THE SPICE ISLANDS!
he wanted to find gold in a lot of mines