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Magellan was one of the people who believed that there was a passage through the Americas that would enable ships to find a much faster way to the Indies. He and his partner Ruy Faleiro convinced the King of Spain that because of the [[Treaty of Tordesillas]], the Spice Islands were under Spanish dominion. Charles agreed to give Magellan Five ships for his quest: the Trinidad, the Victoria, the San Antonio, the Concepcion, and the Santiago.

Magellan was one of the people who believed that there was a passage through the Americas that would enable ships to find a much faster way to the Indies. He and his partner Ruy Faleiro convinced the King of Spain that because of the [[Treaty of Tordesillas]], the Spice Islands were under Spanish dominion. Charles agreed to give Magellan Five ships for his quest: the Trinidad, the Victoria, the San Antonio, the Concepcion, and the Santiago.

Magellan then crossed the Atlantic and landed on the coast of [[Brazil]]. After sailing up and down the coast for a several months, Magellan’s fleet was forced to stop and winter in [[Patagonia]]. During the winter one of the ships was destroyed in a violent storm and a group of men mutinied, but when spring came Magellan was ready to sail.

Magellan then crossed the Atlantic and landed on the coast of [[Brazil]]. After sailing up and down the coast for a several months, Magellan's fleet was forced to stop and winter in [[Patagonia]]. During the winter one of the ships was destroyed in a violent storm and a group of men mutinied, but when spring came Magellan was ready to sail.

[[Image:Detail_from_a_map_of_Ortelius_-_Magellans_ship_Victoria.jpg|thumb|left|Detail from map of Magellan's ship ''Victoria'']]Finally Magellan found a strait at 49.5 degrees south latitude. One of the ships mutinied rather than face the perils of navigating the strait, but the remaining three ships made it through safely. (These straits are now called “The [[Straits of Magellan]]”) In March 1521, after a long and difficult Pacific crossing, Magellan reached [[Guam]]. He had accomplished his goal of sailing to the Spice Islands by sailing west.  

[[Image:Detail_from_a_map_of_Ortelius_-_Magellans_ship_Victoria.jpg|thumb|left|Detail from map of Magellan's ship ''Victoria'']]Finally Magellan found a strait at 49.5 degrees south latitude. One of the ships mutinied rather than face the perils of navigating the strait, but the remaining three ships made it through safely. (These straits are now called “The [[Straits of Magellan]]”) In March 1521, after a long and difficult Pacific crossing, Magellan reached [[Guam]]. He had accomplished his goal of sailing to the Spice Islands by sailing west.