He left Seville in 1519, was killed in 1521, and his crew came back in 1521 also.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first to sail from Europe westwards to Asia, and the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean. In 1519 Magellan set sail to circumnavigate the world. His fleet reached the Philippines a year and a half later.
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Magellan's ships entered the strait on November 1, 1520, but he was not the first to discover it. See Accounts Before Magellan
He started in 1519 with 5 ships and 250-270 men and only one ship returned in 1522 with 18 men and Magellan was not one of them. He was killed by natives in the Philippines.
Magellan did not end up finishing this expedition. He was killed in a fight with islanders on 27 April 1521 on Mactan Island, Cebu, the Philippines.However 18 (started with about 260) men return to Spain in 1522.
Magellan was only in the Philippines for less than a year trying to sail to the spice Islands and converting the Natives to Christianity. His conversion attempts were short lived when the Chief refused to convert and attacked Magellan killing him.
Persian or Babylonian astrologer 3, 000 years ago.How was it proven?The person who 'proved' the world was round was Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first man to sail around the world. That was the first time it was conclusively proven that the world was round.http://www.weirdsciencekids.com
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Ferdinand Magellan
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His ship was the first to circle the world in 1520.