Short Biography Of Ferdinand Magellan.docx

Timeline of Ferdinand Magellan’s Expedition

Short Biography of Ferdinand Magellan Date of Birth: Born in 1480 Place of Birth: Saborosa in Villa Real, Province of Traz os Montes in Portugal Parents: Father - Mayor Pedro Ruy de Magalhaes Mother: Alda de Mezquita. Background Facts, Information & Ancestry: Came from a wealthy family who had strong connections with the Portuguese court 1480

Born at Saborosa in Villa Real, Province of Traz os Montes in Portugal Well tutored at home and then spent his early years at the Portuguese court

1505

Ferdinand Magellan joined the expedition of Francisco d'Almeida to India

1512

Took part in the Portuguese expedition to Morocco and was badly wounded Has a serious disagreement with a commanding officer and leaves the service without prior permission

1513

Requests permission from King Manuel of Portugal to sail to the Spice Islands in the Far East but is refused following the unfavorable reports from Morocco Resumes his studies in Portugal for a couple more years but fails to gain favor with the Portuguese court and therefore renounces his Portuguese nationality

1518

Magellan leaves Portugal and heads for Spain

1519

March 22: Magellan convinces King Charles I of Spain to support his voyage to the Spice Islands and the King promises Magellan one-fifth of the profits from the voyage to the Spice Islands Spain provides five ships for the expedition: Magellan commands the Trinidad Juan de Cartagena commands the San Antonio Gaspar de Quesada commands the Conception Luis de Mendoza commands the Victoria Juan Serrano commands the Santiago Leads the five Spanish ships with 251 men in what was to become the first voyage around the World 20 September: The fleet sail across the Atlantic Ocean to South America and Rio de Janeiro and then start to search for a passage to the Pacific Ocean

1520

March: The fleet anchor for the winter at Puerto San Julian in Southern Argentina

Timeline of Ferdinand Magellan’s Expedition September: A storm destroys the Santiago and a mutiny breaks out October: Ferdinand Magellan and his crew resume their voyage on the remaining ships 21 November: Enters the straits which would be named the Magellan Straits becoming the first Europeans ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean 1521

3 February: Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Equator 1521 March 6: Magellan reached the Pacific island of Guam 16 March: Discovers the Philippines April 27: Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives on the island of Mactan Only 110 of the original crew members remained so they abandoned one of the ships - the Conception. The Trinidad tried to return back to Spain the same way they had come but was forced to return to the Spice Islands where they were imprisoned by the Portuguese. The Victoria was the last remaining ship

1522

September 6: The Victoria reached Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain with only 18 survivors The Archipelago’s Name

Year

Proponent

Name

Early Chinese traders

Ma-I

1521

Ferdinand Magellan

Islas de San Lazaro (Archipelago of St. Lazarus)

1543

Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

La Islas Filipinas (in honor of Prince of Asturias)

1751

Fr. Juan J. Delgado

Pearl of the Orient

1896

Dr. Jose Rizal

Pear of the Orient Seas

American Period

Philippine Island Some Filipinos proposed new names for the Philippines: Atemio Ricarte (a Katipunan General)

Rizaline Republic

Ferdinand Marcos

Maharlika