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Magellan by Francis Guillemard, Antonio Pigafetta, Francisco Albo, Gaspar Correa is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is Magellan about?
Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in 1480. In 1517, he went to Spain to see the teenaged Spanish king, the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He sought and gained his support for the first voyage around the world. In 1519, by then Spanish, Magellan set out from Spain in command of a fleet of five ships. His aim was to sail around the southern tip of South America, even though it was then not known if there was such a route. From there he aimed to make the first ever journey across the Pa
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Francis Guillemard, Antonio Pigafetta, Francisco Albo, Gaspar Correa
- Publisher
- [Longford]: Viartis
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781906421007
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Memoir, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.31 / 5 (193 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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