Research Paper On Ferdinand Magellan

On August 10th 1519, explorer Ferdinand Magellan set out from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Spain with a fleet of five ships in pursuit of discovering a western sea route to the Spice Islands of Molluca in East Asia. There was a crew of 270 men on five ships known as the The San Antonio, Trinidad, Conception, Santiago, and the Vittoria. During the 99 day expedition they crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached South America a month later. The voyage was long and dangerous, many died from starvation, conflict with tribes, or execution. On November 15th 1520 the Vittoria only one of the five ships returned to Spain, and only 18 men.
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Magellan’s circumnavigation route (Voyage of the Vittoria)

Early Life of the Explorer
By: Natalina
Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal, in 1480, to Portuguese nobles. He was provided a very prestigious education, as he studied at Queen Leonora's School of Pages in Lisbon during which he was educated on a variety of subjects such as cartography, astronomy, and celestial navigation. After his education, he joined the Portuguese Service to sail with the fleet in 1505, and was involved in many battles in India and Africa. He left the service after he was accused of theft. But all of his services to Portugal brought him little favor from the Portuguese king, so in 1517 he went to Spain, to offer his services to the Spanish court to pursue his circumnavigation. He was killed on April 27 1521 in a conflict with a Pacific tribe during his expedition.
The Science of the Ship
The Navigational aids that Ferdinand Magellan would have used on his five ships, the Trinidad, the San Antonio, the Conception, the Victoria and the Santiago, included: Astrolabe, Charts, Assorted time pieces including an hour glass and sundial, Compasses CrossstaffsNocturnals They used Traverse boards
Almanacs as navigational tools.