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The Ages of Exploration Home Time Periods Explore Resources Search: Ferdinand Magellan Explorer Age of Discovery Claim to Fame: Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe; considered the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. Name: Fernão de Magalhães (Portuguese) Also Known As: Ferdinand Magellan Birt

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Ferdinand Magellan ( or , , c. April was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Castilian ( Spanish ) expedition to the East Indies from to resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Born into a wealthy Portuguese family in around Magellan became a skilled sailor and naval officer and was eventually selecte

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