Category:Ferdinand Magellan
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English: Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 – 1521) — a Portuguese explorer who found the westward route to Asia.
- Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 became the:
- first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean, passage being made via the Strait of Magellan of South America.
- first to cross the Pacific Ocean.
- first circumnavigation of the Earth, although Magellan himself did not complete the entire voyage, being killed in the Philippines.
Español: Fernando de Magallanes, también conocido como Hernando de Magallanes.
Português: Fernão de Magalhães
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Name in native language | Fernão de Magalhães |
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Date of birth | c. 17 October 1480 Ponte da Barca (Kingdom of Portugal) |
Date of death | 27 April 1521 Mactan |
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- Cerro de Monte Cristo. Camino.JPG 3,072 × 2,304; 2.98 MB
- Cerro de Monte Cristo.JPG 3,072 × 2,304; 2.98 MB
- Documento original sobre la espedición de Magallanes.jpg 1,230 × 1,660; 383 KB
- First Voyage Round The World Signatures 2.png 1,844 × 2,419; 125 KB
- MactanShrineBack.jpg 1,536 × 2,048; 1.36 MB
- Magellan Signature.svg 240 × 97; 11 KB
- Novae Insulae Nova Tabula (New Map of the New World).jpg 1,400 × 1,078; 1.27 MB
- Punta arenas collage.jpg 768 × 1,024; 173 KB
- Theb3087 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg 1,604 × 1,064; 590 KB
Categories:
- 1480 births
- 1521 deaths
- Fernão (given name)
- Commanders of the Order of Santiago
- Recipients of the Order of Santiago
- Explorers from Portugal
- Explorers of the Pacific
- Explorers of South America
- Sailors from Portugal
- People of the Spanish Navy
- Men of Portugal by name
- Ferdinand (given name)
- Magellan (surname)
- 16th-century men of Portugal
- Magalhães (surname)
- Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation