Ferdinand Magellan death

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The location here is where Magellan died during a battle with a local tribe led by Datu Lapu-Lapu.

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Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃w ðɨ mɐɣɐˈʎɐ̃jʃ]; Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes, IPA: [ferˈnando ðe maɣaˈʎanes]; c. 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in a still disputed location in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" (modern Maluku Islands in Indonesia).

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand Magellan

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