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Magellan

            Ferdinand Magellan was born about 1480 at Saborosa in Villa Real, Province of Traz os Montes, Portugal. He was the son of Pedro Ruy de Magalhaes. He was brought up at the Court of Portugal and learned astronomy and nautical sciences under the care of good teachers. In 1505, he took in part in the expedition of Franciso d" Almeida, in purpose to establish a Portugese authority in India. In 1511 he performed important services in the Portuguese conquest of Malacca. He returned home in 1512 and took part in the Portugese expedition to Morocco, that's were he was severely wounded. On a personal disagreement with the commander, he left the army. He then devoted himself to the studies and projects of voyages of the Moluccas. He resolved to seek the Moluccas by sailing to the east of Malacca. Ferdinand realized that his plans would not be recognized by the Portuguese, so he offered his services to Spain. On August 10, 1519, Magellan set sail on the Atlantic Ocean with 5 ships and a Spanish crew of 277 men. Magellan's fleet moved down the Coast South America, in search of a passage that whould take him through America. Finally, in October 1520, Magellan found an opening in the land. He passed through the narrow waterway and emerged into an unknown ocean that he called the Pacific Sea. He then thought it would be a short distance to the east, which was very false. At last they reached the Philippines, where Magellan was killed by the natives. He had been the first person to undertake the circumnavigation of the world, thus he had completed one of the most difficult feats that had been seen to that date. Magellan's discovery proved that the world was round and the first true idea of the distribution of land and water.
            


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1. magellan

... enable the Spanish to set up a profitable trade route with the Molaccas, known for its abundance of spices. On May 22,1518 King Charles I granted Magellan enough money to buy five ships. Over 250 men were divided up amongst the Trinidad, the San Antonio, the Concepcion, the Victoria, and the Santiago ... resuming voyage, one of the ships was driven to shore and lost exploring an inlet. Just south of the 50th parallel, near Rio Santa Cruz, Magellan sent two of his four remaining ships to explore a large inlet. The ships returned two days later responding that they had been to three bays ....

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2. Exploration

... Portuguese villages. In 1524, King John III named him viceroy of India. Da Gamma sailed to India, where he died that same year. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world. His voyage was the first voyage that provided the first ... the voyage, but his imaginative planning and courageous leadership made the entire expedition possible. Many scholars consider it the greatest navigational feat in history. Magellan was born about 1480 in northern Portugal. His name in Portuguese was Ferano De Magalhaes. His parents, who were...

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3. A World Lit Only By Fire

... MANCHESTER A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester was truly a fascinating read. His delightful insight to the medieval world and so much more was indeed captivating. Manchester's account of Magellan's trip was amazing, down to the last detail. Though brief, "The Medieval Mind" was still informative and enlightening. Overall, Manchester's book was, in my opinion, brilliantly written. I believe ... began and continued to deteriorate, especially in the beginning of "The Shattering". His last, but not least, point of his book was the accomplishments and hardships of sailors, especi...

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4. A World Lit Only by Fire

... was his interpretation of sixteenth century Europe. It depicts the struggles and hardships that the people of that century went through and prevailed. Manchester explains the significance of how Ferdinand Magellan influenced this time period. Also he clarifies the reformation of the Catholic Church through Martin Luther's teachings. Throughout the novel Manchester displays an age that was looking for a transformation ... to get them out of their idle status and Magellan and Luther were big parts of the transfer. Living in Europe during the sixteenth century was a very unpleasant experie...

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5. A World Lit Only By Fire

... the Renaissance, people's curiosity overcame their fear and many people started to venture out and explore. Manchester's main thesis for this novel is, Magellan's great exploration of circumnavigating the world welcomed Europe into a new age; The Renaissance. Magellan's discovery forced people to come to the conclusion that the world was round and forever locked the door into medieval mind. Throughout the Middle ... thought of themselves as superior to other nations and territories around the globe. The people of Europe thought that they were the most advanced in mathematics and medicin...

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6. a world lit only by fire

... the Renaissance, people's curiosity overcame their fear and many people started to venture out and explore. Manchester's main thesis for this novel is, Magellan's great exploration of circumnavigating the world welcomed Europe into a new age; The Renaissance. Magellan's discovery forced people to come to the conclusion that the world was round and forever locked the door into medieval mind. Throughout the Middle ... thought of themselves as superior to other nations and territories around the globe. The people of Europe thought that they were the most advanced in mathematics and medicin...

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7. Sir Francis Drake: Adventures of an explorer

... his breath-taking, mind boggling, expedition in Mexico; and the man who started everything, Christopher Columbus. They all made the mother land proud. From Portugal, Vasco da Gama, and Ferdinand Magellan, the first man to sail around the world, also left their marks on world history books everywhere. But one man, Francis Drake, the eldest boy out of 12(Bradford 6), born ... : the Delican, the Marigold, the Elizabeth, the Swan, and the Christopher (The Columbia Encyclopedia). After crossing the Atlantic, two of his ships had to be abandoned at the Strait of Magellan. One ship had sunk, an...

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8. Modeling Venus' Climate

... gusts within this layer at 1 m/s, and recorded wind velocities up to 240 km/hr. In 1989, the United States sent its Magellan orbiter with the primary mission to map Venus' surface; it succeeded in mapping 99% of the planet's surface. Magellan was a spectacular success, however, as its maps of the surface of Venus are being analyzed and studied to further our knowledge ... characterize the planet surface. These active volcanoes are also responsible for the unpredictable levels of sulfur in the atmosphere of Venus. Recent analyses of many surface cracks shown on the Magellan maps, however...

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9. Old World Exploration Efforts in the Americas

... only to realize that no one had any idea how large the Pacific Ocean was or how far from the Americas Asia might be. Six years later, a Spanish sailor, Ferdinand Magellan became the first man to sail around the globe, confirming that the trip from the Americas to Asia was long indeed, and nearly unsailable due to adverse conditions around the ... tip of South America. At this time, Spain was exceedingly disappointed in its New World discoveries. However, around the time that Magellan was sailing around the world, Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes landed in Mexico and proceeded to conquer t...

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