Magellan,Ferdinand

Magellan,Ferdinand
Ma·gel·lan (mə-jĕlʹən), Ferdinand. 1480?-1521.
Portuguese navigator. While trying to find a western route to the Moluccas (1519), Magellan and his expedition were blown by storms into the strait that now bears his name (1520). He named and sailed across the Pacific Ocean, reaching the Marianas and the Philippines (1521), where he was killed fighting for a friendly native king. One of his ships returned to Spain (1522), thereby completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.

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