Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe. Like many of his contemporaries, Magellan set out to discover a Western sea route to the ...

Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan began a historic journey to circumnavigate the globe. Simple, right? Not really— the explorer and his voyage are a study in contradiction. Magellan was ...

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Map Pack. Insane True Story of the First Trip Around Earth. Posted: April 14, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. Everyone knows that Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the ...

In 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) set sail in search of a westward route to the Maluku Islands of modern Indonesia, which brimmed with nutmeg, cloves, and mace.

GETARIA, Spain — On Sept. 20, 1519, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan set out on what was to become the first circumnavigation of the world. The expedition helped reshape world trade ...

Danny Trejo will star as explorer Ferdinand Magellan in period action film '1521,' set in The Philippines, ... who led the Spanish expedition and was one of the first Europeans to travel to Asia.

You get a new sense of respect for cloves and nutmeg watching “Magellan’s Crossing,” part of the new season of the long-running PBS series “Secrets of the Dead.” ...

The two galaxies are named after 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who is best known for leading the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe.

(Magellan was first to sail around the world, right? Think again.) Born to sail. Juan Sebastián Elcano was born in the port of Getaria, in the Basque Country on Spain’s northern Atlantic coast.

Danny Trejo will star as explorer Ferdinand Magellan in period action film '1521,' set in The Philippines, shooting from this month. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...