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          Ferdinand Magellan () was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth ()....

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        3. Ferdinand Magellan () was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth ().
        4. Ferdinand Magellan was the first to go around the world.
        5. Magellan like most explore, his effort was to find fortune and fame.

          6. Ferdinand Magellan

          Portuguese explorer (1480–1521)

          "Magellan" redirects here. For the railcar, see Ferdinand Magellan (railcar). For other uses, see Magellan (disambiguation).

          Ferdinand Magellan[a] (c.

          1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese[3] explorer best known for having planned and led the 1519–22 Spanish expedition to the East Indies. During this expedition, he also discovered the Strait of Magellan, allowing his fleet to pass from the Atlantic into the Pacific Ocean and perform the first European navigation to Asia via the Pacific.

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          Magellan died in the Philippines during his voyage, and his crew commanded by the Spanish Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the return trip to Spain in 1522 achieving the first circumnavigation of Earth in history.

          Born around 1480 into a family of minor Portuguese nobility, Magellan became a skilled sailor and naval officer in service of the Portuguese Crown in Asia.

          King Manuel I refused to support Magellan's plan to rea