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Ferdinand was born near Portugal.
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Ferdinand became an orphan when he was 10 years old.
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Ferdinand was given the job of messenger in the queen's court. He learned about ships while there.
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Ferdinand sailed with Portugal's first admiral, Francisco de Almedia.
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Ferdinand went on another expedition to Melaka. The Portugese conquered Melaka.
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Ferdinand decided to try sailing around the world. Portugal wouldn't finance his trip, so he asked the Spanish to help.
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Ferdinand left Spain with a ship full of prisoners and other sailors who joined up. It was a hard journey that took many months.
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While on their journey, Magellan saw many new sights. He was the first European to spot a "Magellan" penguin, and he saw and named a dwarf galaxy in the sky.
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Ferdinand sailed down the coast of South America to find a path across. He finally found one that he named the Magellan Strait, and he sailed through i
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Santiago is sent on a mission to find the passage. The ship is caught in a storm and wrecked. Survivors return to Puerto San Julián. Serrano (João Serrão) becomes captain of the Concepcion.
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San Antonio, charged to explore Magdalen Sound, fails to return to the fleet, instead sails back to Spain under Estêvão Gomes who imprisoned the captain de Mesquita. The ship arrives in Spain on May 21, 1521.
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muerte de Luis de Mendoza. Ejecución posterior de Quesada, abandono de Cartagena. Álvaro de Mesquita se convierte en capitán de San Antonio , Duarte Barbosa de Victoria .
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Ferdinand's fleet sailed across the Pacific Ocean. They landed in Guam outside of Asia.
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Ferdinand found enemies in the Philippine Islands. He was shot with an arrow and pierced with a spear, and he died in the Philippines.
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They headed to Suluan and dropped anchor for a few hours of respite." Suluan is a small island in the province of Eastern Samar. They then next dropped anchor at Homonhon, another small island in the province of Eastern Samar. They were detected by the boats of Rajah Kolambu who was visiting Mazaua, who later guided them to Cebu, on April 7.
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The three remaining ships escape
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Two ships remain: Victoria and Trinidad. Gonzalo Gomez de Espinosa becomes captain of the Victoria. Joao Lopez Carvalho is Captain General. The ships sail to Mindanao and Brunei.
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Serrano and Barbosa are voted co-commanders.
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Espinosa becomes captain of the Trinidad and Juan Sebastián Elcano captain of the Victoria.
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Victoria under the command of Elcano leaves the Moluccas to return home sailing west towards the Cape of Good Hope. Trinidad remains at Tidore for repairs.
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Magellan's fleet of ships continued to the Spice Islands without him, and then they set sail for Spain.
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At the beginning of the voyage there were five ships and 250 men. When they returned to Spain there was only 1 ship and 18 men.
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Trinidad under the command of Espinosa leaves the Moluccas heading home sailing east. After five weeks, Espinosa decides to return to the Moluccas where he and his ship are captured by a Portuguese fleet under Antonio de Brito.
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One of the galaxies that Ferdinand discovered was later named the Magellan Clouds in his honor.
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Historians are planning the 5th Centenary of the first navigation of the globe. Celebrations are being planned around the world.