Ferdinand Maggellan

Birth

Jan 1, 1480

Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 in Portugal.

Ferdinand becomes a page

Jan 1, 1490

In 1490 Ferdinand became a page for the queen.

Ferdinands parents die

Jan 1, 1490

Ferdinand's parents die. Ferdinand became an orphan when he was 10 years old in 1490

Magellan joins Portugese fleet

Jan 1, 1505

In 1505, when Ferdinand Magellan was in his mid-20s, he joined a Portuguese fleet that was sailing to East Africa.

Magellan is in the Battle of Diu

Jan 1, 1509

By 1509, he found himself at the Battle of Diu, in which the Portuguese destroyed Egyptian ships in the Arabian Sea.

Ferdinand goes to Melaka

Jan 1, 1511

Ferdinand makes a second voyage. Ferdinand went on another expedition to Melaka. The Portugese conquered Melaka in 1511.

Magellan is wounded

Jan 1, 1513

While serving in Morocco, in 1513, Magellan was wounded, and walked the remainder of his life with a limp.

Magellan moves to Spain

Jan 1, 1517

In 1517, Magellan moved to Seville, Spain, to offer his skills to the Spanish court.

Magellan is married

Dec 1, 1517

Magellan is married to María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa in 1517

Ferdinand sets sail

Sep 20, 1519

On September 20, 1519, he set out with a fleet of five fully supplied ships, but hardly enough to sail the distances he proposed.

Magellan finds the passage he had been searching for

Oct 21, 1520

On October 21st, 1520 Magellan found the passage he had been searching for. It separates Tierra del Fuego from the southern tip of South America.

Magellan's fleet reaches the pacific ocean

Nov 1, 1520

In November of 1520 the fleet reached the Pacific Ocean, making them the first Europeans to ever see it. Magellan called it the Mar Pacifico.

Magellan dies

Apr 27, 1521

On April 27th, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan died in Cebu in the Philippines as a result of the poison arrow.