2. Who was Magellan?
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, which was completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano. Wikipedia
Born: 3 February 1480, Sabrosa, Portugal
Died: 27 April 1521, Mactan, Philippines
Nationality: Portuguese
Full name: Fernão de Magalhães
Spouse: María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa (m. 1517–1521)
ᴀs ᴀ ʙᴏʏ, ғᴇʀᴅɪɴᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɢᴇʟʟᴀɴ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴍᴀᴘᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʙʏ ʜɪs ᴍɪᴅ-20s, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ғʟᴇᴇᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍʙᴀᴛ. ɪɴ 1519, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴏʟʏ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇs ᴠ, ᴍᴀɢᴇʟʟᴀɴ sᴇᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘɪᴄᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅs. ʜᴇ ᴀssᴇᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ғʟᴇᴇᴛ ᴏғ sʜɪᴘs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ, ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ʜᴜɢᴇ sᴇᴛʙᴀᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɢᴇʟʟᴀɴ’s ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ, ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴠᴏʏᴀɢᴇ.