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Why did Magellan Ferdinand travel to the east to reach the west?
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∙ 12y ago
Ferdinand Magellan want to locate a westward route to the Spice Island because the eastward route, was being controlled and monopolized by the Venetians and the Ottomans. Venice was the middleman conducting trade and transportation from the Orient to the Occident that gain them wealth and power (as well as cooperation with the Eastern states and cities) that allowed them to tax heavily on goods in the ships, either docking or passing through Venice. So the goods in the ships that have taken the silk route is very expensive when it came to the markets of different cities in Europe. Urging the European powers like Spain and Portugal to find another route from which they can also monopolize their own trade.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe spice found in Europe was expensive, so he decided to go to the spice islands in order to get the spices and make money from it.
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∙ 12y agohim and portugal wanted spices, silks and gems
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∙ 12y agoHe went to the spice islands because he's just a bit gay and got himself killed on the way back
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∙ 12y agoSo he can prove that the earth is not flat, but round.
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Where did Ferdinand Magellan want to go as an explorer?
he wanted you travel to the spice island by going West instead of East
What island in the Philippines did Ferdinand Magellan see first?
Homonhon Island off Eastern Samar was the first Philippine island spotted by Ferdinand Magellan in his voyage to the east.
What was Ferdinand Magellan motivation?
His motivation was to find the northwest passage
What country did Ferdinand Magellan explorer?
Ferdinand Magellan explored South America, Cebu, East Indies, Mactan, Philipines, and Guam. The dates of his explorations were from 1519 to 1522. Magellan died in the Philippines during the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Only one of his ships successfully returned to Spain, carrying 18 men of the original 237 that left Spain.
Where did Ferdinand Magellan sail?
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth (1519-1522). Magellan also named the Pacific Ocean (the name means that it is a calm, peaceful ocean).
Where did Ferdinand Magellan want to go as an explorer?
he wanted you travel to the spice island by going West instead of East
Why did Magellan decide to take his voyage?
Ferdinand Magellan wanted to find away to the east for the purpose of trading.
What island in the Philippines did Ferdinand Magellan see first?
Homonhon Island off Eastern Samar was the first Philippine island spotted by Ferdinand Magellan in his voyage to the east.
Who was the first explorer to sail around South America to India?
Pedro Cabral in 1500 - 1501.
Which direction do you travel to get from Magellan Argentina to Falkland Islands?
east
What European explorer discovered a sea route to Asia?
Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan's expedition of 1519-1522 became the first expedition sailing west from Europe to Asia, and the first to cross the Pacific. It also completed the first circumnavigation of the earth. The first to circumnavigate the globe, which Drake also did, was the Magellan expedition. Magellan
Was Ferdinand Magellan expedition successful?
Yes it was, because it managed to reach the East Indies (which was one of its major goals) and succesfully circumnavigated the globe. Magellan himself only completed part of it. In the Philippines he got into a conflict with local tribes who resented his efforts to convert them to Christianity and was killed in a fight on the beach.
What did Ferdinand Magellan succeed in doing?
He succeeded in crossing the pacific from east to west. His voyage laid foundation for trade in the pacific between the New world and East.
Why did Ferdinand Magellan's explore?
Magellan wanted to find a passage through the Pacific to China and the East Indies, as Columbus had originally sought to do.
What was Ferdinand Magellan motivation?
His motivation was to find the northwest passage
What country did Ferdinand Magellan explorer?
Ferdinand Magellan explored South America, Cebu, East Indies, Mactan, Philipines, and Guam. The dates of his explorations were from 1519 to 1522. Magellan died in the Philippines during the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Only one of his ships successfully returned to Spain, carrying 18 men of the original 237 that left Spain.
If you lived on the east coast of the US in which direction would you travel to reach Africa?
east.
