who is ferdinand magellan?

Answer 1

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pronunciation: /fɨɾ'nɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐ'ʎɐ̃ĩʃ/; Spanish: Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes; Spring 1480–April 27, 1521, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines) was a Portuguese-born maritime explorer who, at the service of Spain, attempted to find a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. This voyage became known as the first successful attempt at world circumnavigation. He did not complete his final westward voyage; he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. As he died farther west than the Spice Islands, which he had visited on earlier voyages from the west, he became one of the first individuals to cross all the meridians of the globe. He was the first person to lead an expedition sailing westward from Europe to Asia and to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Magellan should also be recognized as the first European explorer to enter the Pacific from the Strait of Magellan, which he discovered. He is also greatly remembered for having discovered the archipelago of what is now known as the Philippines, which was unknown to the western world before its discovery.

Of the 270 crew members who set out with Magellan to circumnavigate the globe, only 18 managed to return to Spain and thereby complete the circumnavigation. They were led by Spanish Juan Sebastián Elcano, who took over command of the expedition after Magellan's death.

Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe and the first to navigate the strait in South America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Magellan's crew observed several animals that were entirely new to European science. These included the "camel without humps", which could have been the llama, guanaco, vicuña, or alpaca. A black "goose" that had to be skinned instead of plucked was a penguin.

Two of the closest galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds, were discovered by crew members in the Southern Hemisphere. The full extent of the Earth was also realized, since their voyage was 14,460 leagues (69,800 km or 43,400 mi).

Finally, the need for an International date line was established. Upon their return they observed a mismatch of one day between their calendars and those who did not travel, even though they faithfully maintained their ship's log. However, they did not have clocks accurate enough to observe the variation in the length of the day during the journey.This phenomenon caused great excitement at the time, to the extent that a special delegation was sent to the Pope to explain this oddity to him.

Answer 2

Was Ferdinand Magellan Successful

Answer 3

(1480-1541)Ferdinand Magellan a Portuguese explorer.In 1519, while in the service of Spain, he commanded five vessels on a voyage from Spain to the East Indies by the western route.He reached South America later that year,rounding the continent through the strait which now bears his name and emerging to become the first European to navigate the Pacific.He reached the Philipines in 1521, but soonafter was killed in a skirmish on Cebu. The survivors,in the one remaining ship, sailed back to Spain round Africa,thereby the first circumnavigation of the globe(1522).

Answer 4

He was a a Portugese explorer who wanted to be the first person to circumnavigate the world. The Portugese did not except to give Ferdinand the money for the ship, supplies, and crew, but the Spanish did. He went with 277 men, died in the Phillippines, while only 17 en returned.

Answer 5

A Portuguese explorer who expedition was the first to circle the globe. He studied at the School of Henry the navigator, but could not find backing for his journey in Portugal, so he sought out the Spanish crown for backing and succeeded. He was killed in the Philippines during a battle between tribes.

Answer 6

A Potugese explorer who first offer his sevice to the Portugese king but declined, fortunately the Spanish king accepts his same offer to travel to Moluccas (known to them as the Spice Island) westward instead of eastward.

He is also the one who named Pacific (Calm) ocean and Isla de Ladrones (Island of thieves) (spelling?).

He made it to the Philippines instead and he thought it was Moluccas. He demand tribute to the tribal chiefs and soon one of them declined, His name is Magellan, chief of Mactan.

They battled at dawn in Mactan (obviously) and Magellan was killed in battle.

They left Philippines with 2 out of 5 ships remaining, the one continued to circle the world and the other one went to the Pacific.

Only one ship returned to Spain, the one who circle the world.

Answer 7

A Spanish naval officer who led a voyage surrounding the Globe, discovered the Philippine Islands, gave this name to those Islands, and was killed in a battle there. Those who survived completed the voyage back to Spain, from the other side of the Globe.

Answer 8

He was the man who proved that Earth is round not straight by taking a voyage around Earth starting from Spain. He ended back there proving what he said.

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Answer 9

The first man who discovered the earth was round. Was Portuguese by origin

Answer 10

Spanish explorer - popularly touted as the "first to circumnavigate the globe in thhe 1400's.