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Ferdinand Magellan

Type Figure Region Portugal Time c. 1480–1521 Also known as Ferdinand de Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese navigator who later served the Spanish crown, planning and leading the first circumnavigation of the globe.…

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  1. 1513–1518Seville · AndalusiaAfter leaving Portugal he went to Spain to lobby, partnered with the merchant Falero, assembled a five-ship fleet in Seville and Sanlúcar, and secured a Castilian royal charter and funding.
  2. 1519–1520San Julián Bay · Río de la Plata regionHe set sail from Sanlúcar in September 1519, crossed the Atlantic and sailed south along the coast of South America; in 1520 he discovered and named after himself the Strait of Magellan, through which the fleet entered the Pacific.

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