Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 in Sabrosa‚ Portugal. His father was Dom Ruy Magellan‚ a nobleman and sheriff. He was married to Donha Alda De Mesquite. He was born Fernão de Magalhães‚ but changed it later. Ferdinand Magellan had 2 siblings: a sister named Isabel and a brother named Diago De Souse. <br> <br>This aspiring explorer and adventurer spent his childhood as a page at the Portuguese court doing errands and chores. He also went to school at a monastery. When he was only 10 years
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Philippine History I. Was the discovery of the Philippines by Spain beneficial to the country? March 17‚ 1521‚ Ferdinand Magellan accidentally discovered the Philippines while on his quest of finding the Spice Island. With that‚ a lot had happened. Until April 1521‚ Magellan was killed by Lapu-Lapu in Mactan‚ Cebu. Some of the Spaniards who survived in the battle returned to Spain. Later‚ years passed‚ the Philippines had been colonized by Spain for 333 years (1565-1898). Philippines was easily
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Cebu Philippines - Queen City of the South Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines and the main center of industry‚ commerce‚ trade and education in the central and southern parts of the archipelago. Cebu-City Cebu-City is also called as the Queen City of the South and has become one of the great tourist destinations in the Philippines. It is the capital and the main city of the island of Cebu and one of the oldest cities of the country Cebu‚ aside from being a growing
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Running head: FERDINAND MAGELLAN Ferdinand Magellan Conni Wisdom University of Phoenix Online January 25‚ 2010 HIS/458 - History of Human Discovery Martha Kirchmer Ferdinand Magellan Since the time of Christopher Columbus’ voyages in 1492 through 1503‚ many explorers were
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Tahreem Yaqoob Elva Crawford HIS 101 18 April 2013 History Paper Introduction Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer who wanted to get to the Spice Islands sailing west instead of east. He was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan wanted to get to the Spice Islands and prove that they were not far from the new world colonies in doing so‚ Spain could claim the islands. In completing the task‚ he gained profit and knowledge first for Spain then himself and he would have had more possibilities
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (1451-1506) Christopher Columbus is one of the best-known of all explorers. He is famous for his voyage in 1492‚ when he "discovered" America while he was looking for a way to sail to Asia. Columbus was probably born in Genoa‚ Italy‚ around 1451. His real name was Christoforo Columbo. His wife‚ a Portuguese women who he married around 1480‚ was Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. They had one son named Diego. He made several voyages to the New World‚ which he thought was Asia
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The life & times of three European explorers Introduction: In this essay you will be reading about the legacy of three explorers during renaissance. Firstly you will be reading about Marco Polo secondly about Christopher Columbus and lastly Ferdinand Magellan. These explorers have all changed the world by adding to the world map and proving things that no one else has discovered or seen before Marco Polo Marco Polo was a voyager‚ born in Venice‚ Italy. He was born on September 15th
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Reading Journal: A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance – Portrait of an Age. Medieval Mind Summaries P.7: The Dark Ages brought war‚ famine‚ high crime‚ and widespread ignorance to the once thriving Roman Empire. P.8: Civil wars were waged across the Roman Empire to quell different interpretations on Catholicism. P.9: The pious Saint Augustine orchestrated one of the first Great Works that set the foundations to the Medieval Mind. The “Decivitate Dei” was created
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The History of the Philippines The archipelago of the Philippine is made up of over 7‚100 islands and lies off the south coast of Taiwan and its Southeastern neighbors‚ Malaysia and Indonesia (Kittler & Sucher‚ 2000). The nation is surrounded by the South China Sea on the west and by the Pacific Ocean on the east. The Filipinos are descendants of migrants from Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia who came to the islands in successive waves over many centuries and largely displaced
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route to theto the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16‚ 1521‚ Magellan’s expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly with Magellan and embraced Christianity‚ but their enemy‚ Lapu-Lapu was not. Humabon wanted Magellan to kill Lapu-Lapu while Magellan wanted to convert Lapu-Lapu into Christianity. On April 17‚ 1521‚ Magellan sailed to Mactan and ensuing battle killed Magellan by the natives lead by Lapu-Lapu
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