Biography

This is info about magellan Feridand Magellan was born in Sabrosa Portugal.Magellan was the son of Ruide Magalhaes and Alda de Mesquita.He fought in the battle of Cannanure in 1506.Also in 1509 Magellan fought in the battle of Diu.In 1515 he got an employment offer to be a part of a crew on a Portugese ship.He denied the offer.On March 22 1518 King Charles 5 named Magellan and Faleiro captains so that they could travel in search of the spice islands. They set sail on September 20. Magellan had a crew of 234 men. Magellan had 5 ships that he took and they where named as the Trinidad San Antonio Concepcion Vistoria and the Santiago.Then on December 6 Magellan and his crew saw South America.Then on March 16 Magellan and his crew reached the Philippines.Then when they got there Magellan was killed by a bamboo spear during a battle in Lapu-Lapu in the Philippines.Then the rest of Magellans crew circumnavigated the world and completed the mission.Magellans death was April 27 1521.