The explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521. His name was Ferdinand Magellan, known for his voyage around the world. He claimed the islands of the Philippines as a Spanish ...

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal into an influential family. His parents died when he was 10 and he was sent to the queen's court. When he was 12, he became a page for the queen.

The Magellan voyage's aim was to find a shorter route to the Moluccas, the source of spices that Europeans desired and fought each other for. But from the initial moments of the trip as organized ...