Magellan, and other Europeans, wanted a westward route to China and the Orient because the established overland trade route to the East was being restricted by the Muslim empires that straddled it.
He was in a search of a westward route to the "spice lands."
Ferdinand Magellan
magellan did find a westward route to the india.his goal was to find a westward route to india.magellan was the first european to circumnavigate the earth
Yes, he proved that there was a westward route from china to India that changed everyone's maps
Magellan died in battle April 27th, 1521 in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines in the midle of his voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands.
No. Earth was known to be spherical long before Magellan was born. Neither Magellan nor Columbus set out to prove that Earth was round. They set out to find if a westward route to Asia was feasible.
Magellan died in battle April 27th, 1521 in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines in the midle of his voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands.
Christopher Columbus was looking for a shorter route to Asia by sailing west. Ferdinand Magellan was seeking a westward route to the Spice Islands. Vasco da Gama was searching for a sea route to India to establish trade.
Ferdinand Magellan's original reason for exploration was to reach the spice islands.
Magellan died in battle April 27th, 1521 in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines in the midle of his voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands.
The term America is traditionally used to mean the United States or at least North America. By this definition Ferdinand Magellan did not come to America. He did come by South America and his purpose was to find a westward route from Spain to Asia.
The term America is traditionally used to mean the United States or at least North America. By this definition Ferdinand Magellan did not come to America. He did come by South America and his purpose was to find a westward route from Spain to Asia.