he didnt he died
maybe he could go back in Spain and spread the news to prove that the world is round.
maybe he could go back in Spain and spread the news to prove that the world is round.
He was sailing for Spain, and he was the very first man to sail around the world! Go Ferinand Magellan
to prove you could sail west, go around South America, cross the Pacific Ocean, and end up back in Spain.
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea captain. In 1519, however, he set sail for Spain to circumnavigate the earth. He died in the Philippines so he never finished his mission. His sailors however, did. One ship returned to Spain in 1522.
To sail west, go around South America, cross the Pacific Ocean, and end up back in Spain.(To circumnavigate the world)
To sail west, go around South America, cross the pacific ocean, and end up back in Spain.(To circumnavigate the world)
he was sent by the Spain he didnt go on his own
Magellan didn't make it the whole way himself, but his ships sailed down the east coast of South America and through the Strait of Magellan (named after him), through the Pacific, the Marianas and Guam, and on to the Philippines, which is where Magellan died. Elcano, in the only ship that survived the entire voyage, traded in the Spice Islands (Maluku), went through the Indian ocean, came around the cape of Good Hope, and then west and north back to Spain. The ship that tried to go back through the Pacific route was captured and wrecked.
no he died in the Philippines in battle over religion
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.