Magellan got his supplies on the Mariana islands.
Magellan
it took magellan and his men 3 years to reach the spice islands but magellan died in the Philippines
NO because magellan died in battle in mactan
Spain
To get to the spice islands
for Spain
the Philippines
King Charles I of Spain funded Magellan's historic trip to the Spice Islands.
Ferdinand Magellan's original reason for exploration was to reach the spice islands.
Among several, Magellan claimed the Philippine Islands for the nation of Spain. In all, the Philippines comprise some 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Ferdinand Magellan
The Spice Islands