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Ferdinand Magellan was born on the 4/2/1480. He was born into a wealthy Portuguese noble family. Ferdinand was a son of an Irish mother, Janice Lavender, and a father who was Afro-Saint Lucian, Julian Ferdinand. When Ferdinand reached the age of twelve, he started working as a page(a young servant in a royal court)for the Queen of Portugal.

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1.  In 1501 Portugal started to trade spices from India. The spice islands were known for their spices for example nutmeg, turmeric  and pepper just to name a few. Spices were as valuable in Europe as gold and gems and was considered the most powerful force driving the worlds economy. Spices were also used to mask the flavour of food if it wasn’t fresh because there was a lack of refrigeration available. There was also a demand for spices in medicine. The explorers of Portugal would to go find spices for their King and Queen.

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Ferdinand Magellan was only little when both his parents died. He had no choice other to be sent to the Kings of Portugal's Palace.  Magellan wanted to find a another route to the spice Islands. His idea was to travel west but the King was amused and laughed.

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In 1505, Ferdinand became a sailor. He had always wanted to be a sailor because he had a feel for the ocean and he was confident and curious.Ferdinand was the first to circumnavigate-sail around-the globe.

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In 1509, Ferdinand found himself at the battle of Diu. This is where the Portuguese were powerful and destroyed the Egyptian ships in the Arabian Sea.

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In 1512, Ferdinand conquered the kingdom of Navarre,ruling all the territories comprising modern-day Spain. Until his death in 1516.After that the Portuguese said he was a traitor because he sailed for Spain.

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In 1513 Ferdinand Magellan went to war in India. He was wounded in a fight and ended up in hospital. His injury was so severe he stayed in hospital close to 5 months. As an outcome of his injury he had a permanent limp so he relied on using a walking stick.

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In september 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships called the Trinidad,the San Antonio,Victoria,the Conception and the Santiago. While on the ship coming back to Spain many of his crew either deserted or mutiny.

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On the 27/4/1521, a Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by a bamboo spear during a skirmish on the Island. Unfortunately, he was unlucky and all his dreams and ambitions came to an end. He never made it to the Spice Island. The Island were he got killed was called Mactan in what is now known as the Philippines.

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https://www.youtube.com/wa
A Ferdinand Magellan book,
chatter pix, procreate and
Keynote.

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Congratulations Allegra! I very much enjoyed viewing your timeline about Ferdinand Magellan. You have used your class time productively and made good use of the resources provided. You also successfully included the checklist items. Your chatterpix was creative, and along with your drawings and picture selection, you included a strong visual element for the viewer. Some feedback would be to double check your spelling. I hope you enjoyed this topic of Explorers this term and especially learning about Ferdinand Magellan as well as the Padlet App. Well done 🤩