biography

This is a biography of Ferdinand Magellan.
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth (1519-1522). Magellan also named the Pacific Ocean also he found the Straight of Magellan. Magellan was born in Villa Real, Portugal 1480.Magellan was in the Portugal Navy he went to a war with the Indies over land and spices,after he won since he did not get rewarded he went to Spain Magellan wanted to have a voyage around the world to reach the Moluccas to get spices and riches.He set sail from Europe then went south down to the tip of South America which is now called The Straight of Magellan,he continued on until he reached the Philippines there he got into a fight and died. He set with five ships after he died in the Philippines only one boat set sail back to Spain.Ferdinand Magellan died in 1521.