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By Chris Svendsen  

By Chris Svendsen  

Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 to a noble family in Sabrosa, Portugal. For the first thirty-nine years of his life, Magellan had a very adventuress life. First he sailed with Francisco De Almeida to India, then he served for ten years in the Portuguese army fighting seven years to secure trade in India, and then he fought against the moors in northern Africa for three years. During these ten years he received many wounds that left him partially lame for life. The Portuguese king Manuel refused to raise his pension and dismissed him from his service. This enraged Magellan so much that he went and offered his service to Charles, the king of Spain.  

Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 to a noble family in Sabrosa, Portugal. For the first thirty-nine years of his life, Magellan had a very adventurous life. First he sailed with Francisco De Almeida to India, then he served for ten years in the Portuguese army fighting seven years to secure trade in India, and then he fought against the moors in northern Africa for three years. During these ten years he received many wounds that left him partially lame for life. The Portuguese king Manuel refused to raise his pension and dismissed him from his service. This enraged Magellan so much that he went and offered his service to Charles, the king of Spain.  

Magellan 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 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.