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Ferdinand Magellan Made by Mr. Roper
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1519 Spain Asia South America Ferdinand was born in Portugal in 1480.
In_________________, Ferdinand Magellan along with 5 ships left from Spain. He had convinced the king of _______________ to pay for his expedition. The reason for Magellan’s expedition was to find a way to reach __________________ by sailing west around the Americas. He first sailed to _____________________. He tried to find a river that would take him across South America to the Pacific Ocean. 1519 Spain Asia South America
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Magellan Pacific hunger
Finally in 1520 he found a river which took him across to the Pacific Ocean. Since Magellan was one of the first to find this, it is named the _______________________ Strait. For 3 months, the ships sailed across the ________________________ Ocean. They began running out of food while sailing. Many of the men died from __________________________. Magellan Pacific hunger
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Strait of Magellan
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Magellan’s Route
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Philippine killed 1522 world
In March 1521, the ships reached what are today called the ______________________ Islands. On April 27, Magellan was _________________in a battle between his crew and the people on the islands. In _________________, only one of the five ships that had sailed returned to Spain. These men were the first to ever sail completely around the _______________ Philippine killed 1522 world
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