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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sailor who sailed for the Spanish.
He was born 1480 in Sabrosa, Kingdom of Portugal. When he was young he worked as a page in the courts. He learnt the skill of navigation while sailing for the Portuguese. |
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| HE sailed for the spanish because he was accused of theft an his king wouldn't finance his voyage |
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| Magellan 19s goal was the same as Columbus to find a westwards route to the Spice Islands. But unlike Columbus he knew the obstacles that stood in his way. |
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| He found a strait. Some would argue that he found it by luck. But concerning he did not have modern tools it was amazing. He was the first the sail westwards from Europe to Asia successfully |
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| Significance of crossing the Cape of Good Hope |
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| a huge feet as the cape encounters a confluence of two oceans. The weather is treacherous and visibility is poor. |
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| What did his crew accomplish ? |
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| They were the first the circumnavigate the earth. This is admirable as they relied on were little equipment such as a lead line etc. were struck by hunger and did not have the equipment we have today |
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