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Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480. His date of death was April 27, 1521 so he lived to be 41 years old. He was born in Portugal so he grew up
speaking Portuguese.
Magellan and his crew set sail on November
20th. They crossed the equator on Nov. 27th
and sighted South America on December 6th
Magellan and his crew anchored near present
day Rio de Janiero, but bad conditions caused
Magellan to delay. For overwintering, Magellan established a temporary settlement called Puerto San Julian.
Magellan sailed for Spain. On his crew he had 270 people from many nations including Portuguese, Spanish, Italians, Germans, Flemish, Greeks, English, and French. Magellan sailed on 5 ships. Those ships were the Trinidad, the San Antonio, the Concepcion, the Victoria and the Santiago.
Magellan and the remains of his crew sailed home on three ships, for the Concepcion was abandoned and burned.
Before Magellan set sail he
hosted Francisco de Almeida and
fought in many battles
The Santiago was sent down a coast on a scouting expedition and the ship was wrecked in a sudden storm. Magellan's crew survived and made it safely to shore. Two crew members returned to Magellan to inform him of what happened