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Magellan, Ferdinand (c. 1480–1521)

Portuguese navigator. In 1519 he set sail in the Victoria from Seville with the intention of reaching the East Indies by a westerly route. He sailed through the Strait of Magellan at the tip of South America, crossed an ocean he named the Pacific, and in 1521 reached the Philippines, where he was killed in a battle with the islanders. His companions returned to Seville in 1522, completing the voyage under del Cano.
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It was discovered by Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 during his circumnavigation of the globe when in service of the Spanish king.
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1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines at the Battle of Mactan.
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1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines at the Battle of Mactan.
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