In September 1519, a Portuguese explorer and a crew of 270 men set sail from Spain trying to find a sea route west, through the Americas.Three years later, 18 of the men returned, tired and hungry, but becoming the first people to have successfully completed a full circle of the Earth.
Introduction to The Age of Exploration
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Seeking a route west to The Spice Islands
Magellan presents his idea to King Charles V of Spain
Why was the Spanish king listening to a Portuguese explorer?
The early life of Ferdinand Magellan
A “career-minded daredevil"
Why were spices in such high demand?
Why did Magellan sail for Spain, not Portugal?
The start of the expedition
The first mutiny
Finding a passage through South America
Crossing The Pacific Ocean
Arriving at Guam
Magellan's death in The Philippines
Arriving at The Spice Islands
The journey back to Spain
The legacy of the expedition
Who was the first person to have circumnavigated the globe?
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