wondrous and irreplaceable the feat of Ferdinand Magellan and his men when they circumnavigated the globe and discovered the Philippine archipelago on March 16, 1521. In the case of Magellan's ...

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal ... The letters he sent to Magellan about the place would change the explorer's life. Back in Portugal, Magellan fell out of favour with the court.

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines as he attempted to expand Spanish colonization in the region.

A ROUND this time of year in 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan was in Philippine waters. In a little over three weeks from today, 504 years ago, he would be dead, killed by tribesmen led by ...