Tag: Ferdinand Magellan
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Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan Begins His Voyage from Spain to Find a Western Sea Route to the Rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. September 20, 1519.
Image: Ferdinand Magellan. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 20, 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins his voyage from Spain to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. In control of five ships and 270 men, Magellan navigated to West Africa and then to Brazil, where he explored…
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