Ferdinand Magellan
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies. During this expedition, he became the first European to encounter
Portrait, c. 1550–1625
House in Sabrosa, Portugal. In the region, there is a belief that Magellan was born there.
Magellan's Cross in present-day Cebu
The original image of Santo Niño de Cebú, an image of the Child Jesus given by Magellan to the Cebuanos, now enshrined at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño.
Battle of Mactan
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The Battle of Mactan was fought on a beach in Mactan Island between Spanish forces led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, along with local allies, and Lapulapu, the chieftain of the island
Ferdinand Magellan
…Strait of Magellan, performed the first European crossing of the Pacific Ocean, and made the first known European contact with the Philippines. Magellan was killed in battle in the Philippines in 1521, but his crew, commanded by Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano, completed the return trip to Spain in 1522, achieving…
Ferdinand Magellan's final stand
The memorial to Magellan built by the Spanish.
A manuscript of the original copy of Primo viaggio intorno al mondo – written by Pigafetta between 1522–1525