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  • NAME: Ferdinand Magellan
  • OCCUPATION: Explorer
  • BIRTH DATE: c. 1480
  • DEATH DATE: April 27, 1521
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Sabrosa, Portugal
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Mactan, Philippines

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While in the service of Spain, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe.


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