Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth, though he died before completing the voyage.
Sailing under the Spanish flag in 1519, he discovered the strait at South America's southern tip that now bears his name.
He was killed in the Philippines in 1521; his crew finished the journey.
Complete journey around something
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
mariner · seafarer · Victoria · Trinidad · Pacific Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · fleet · Spice Islands
Portugal's largest city
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- maritime traditionSeafaring cultural practice
Vasco da Gama · Cape of Good Hope · caravel · astrolabe · quadrant · navigation instruments · seamanship · birthplace
Iberian Peninsula country
- Charles IStuart king beheaded 1649
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
- royal patronageMonarch-funded support for endeavors
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
Cessation of life
- ChristianizationConverting societies to Christianity
- conversionAct of changing states
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- landingDescent's final moment
circumnavigation
Complete journey around something
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
navigator · mariner · seafarer · Victoria · Trinidad · Pacific Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · fleet · Spice Islands · Moluccas
Lisbon
Portugal's largest city
maritime tradition · Vasco da Gama · Cape of Good Hope · caravel · astrolabe · quadrant · navigation instruments · seamanship · birthplace
Spain
Iberian Peninsula country
- Charles IStuart king beheaded 1649
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
- royal patronageMonarch-funded support for endeavors
death
Cessation of life
- ChristianizationConverting societies to Christianity
- conversionAct of changing states
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- CircumnavigatorsFrancis Drake, Chichester
- Portuguese ExplorersVasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator
- Portuguese IconsCristiano Ronaldo, Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator, Jose Mourinho
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- PortugalLisbon, Porto, Algarve, Oporto, Madeira
- ExplorersColumbus, Christopher Columbus, Cortez, Marco Polo, Lewis and Clark
Ferdinand Magellanhomebody
One preferring domestic life
stay-at-home · isolationist · hermit · recluse · landlubber