After Magellan left the Portuguese Army, he went to Spain. On March 22, 1518, Magellan persuaded King Charles I that the Spice Islands could be reached by sailing west through the New World. The King granted him a large sum of money to find a route to the Spice Islands by sailing west, thereby giving Spain control of the area.
After Magellan left the Portuguese Army, he went to Spain. On March 22, 1518, Magellan persuaded King Charles I that the Spice Islands could be reached by sailing west through the New World. The King granted him a large sum of money to find a route to the Spice Islands by sailing west, thereby giving Spain control of the area.
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He was born in Portugal. He was therefore a Portugese.
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He was Portuguese, but he served under Spain.
Ferdinand Magellan the Portuguese navigator and explorer. Magellan was killed by a group of islanders known now as the Philippine
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer and the fist man to circumnavigate the Earth.
They didn't. Fernão de Magalhães ("Magellan") was Portuguese.
The Anglicized version is Ferdinand Magellan. In his native Portuguese, it was Fernão de Magalhães.