Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in 1480 , his exact date of birth is unknown. He took Spanish nationality in order to finance his sailings. He left Spain on the 10 August 1519, with five...
Ferdinand Magellan was the first to sail from Europe westwards to Asia, and the first European to sail the Pacific Ocean. In 1519 Magellan set sail to circumnavigate the world. His fleet reached the...