1519 to 1521,he died in battle in 1521
it took magellan and his men 3 years to reach the spice islands but magellan died in the Philippines
To get to the spice islands
NO because magellan died in battle in mactan
no he died in the Philippians
The Spice Islands
Magellan wanted to find a passage through the Pacific to China and the East Indies, as Columbus had originally sought to do.
The three sites are correct. Ferdinand Magellan did notmake it to the Spice Islands himself. He was killed in the Philippines, which was before he reached the Spice Islands.Survivors from the voyage did continue to the Spice Islands and then on to Spain though.
The rich Moluccas(spice islands).
Ferdinand Magellan's original reason for exploration was to reach the spice islands.
King Charles I of Spain funded Magellan's historic trip to the Spice Islands.
because he wanted to explore the world, look at interesting animals, find a passage through the pacific to china and the east indies, retrieve the spice islands, and to be more appreciated in Europe.
he claimed spice islands