Ferdinand Magellan Events

1480 Ferdinand Magellan is born
Ferdinand Magellan (birth name in Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dʒɨ mɐɡɐˈʎɐ̃ĩs]; Spanish: Hernando de Magallanes; 1480 – April 27, 1521) was a Portu...
1505 Mar Ferdinand Magellan first voyage with Francisco d'Almeida to India
In March 1505, at the age of 25, Magellan enlisted in the fleet of 22 ships sent to host D. Francisco de Almeida as the first viceroy of Portuguese India. Although his name does not appea...
1518 Mar 22 Ferdinand Magellan convinces King Charles I to support his voyage to Spice Islands
In October 1517 in Seville, Magellan contacted Juan de Aranda, Factor of the Casa de Contratación. Then, following the arrival of his partner, Rui Faleiro, and with the support of Aranda,...
1519 Sep 20 Ferdinand Magellan sets sail to Spice Islands
The fleet left Seville on August 10, 1519, but waited until September 20, 1519 to sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, with a crew of 237 men from several nations, including Spanish, Portugue...
1519 Dec 6 Ferdinand Magellan reaches South America
As Brazil was Portuguese territory, Magellan avoided it and on December 13 anchored near present-day Rio de Janeiro. There the crew was resupplied, but bad conditions caused them to delay...
1520 Mar 30 Ferdinand Magellan and crew establish settlement called Puerto San Julian
On 30 March the crew established a settlement they called Puerto San Julian. On April 2 a mutiny involving two of the five ship captains broke out, but it was unsuccessful because most of...
1520 Nov 1
to 1520 Nov 28
 Ferdinand Magellan discovers and explores Strait of Magellan
At 52°S latitude on October 21 the fleet reached Cape Virgenes and concluded they had found the passage, because the waters were brine and deep inland. Four ships began an arduous trip th...
1520 Nov 28 Portuguese Ships Enter "The Sea Of The South"
Having sailed from the Atlantic Ocean through the passage that came to be known as the Straits of Magellan, three ships under the command of native Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan...
1521 Mar 6 Ferdinand Magellan reached the Mariana Islands and Guam
Heading northwest, the crew reached the equator on February 13, 1521. On 6 March they reached the Marianas and Guam. Magellan called Guam the "Island of Sails" because they saw a lot of s...
1521 Mar 16 Ferdinand Magellan becomes first European to reach Philippines
On 16 March Magellan reached the island of Homonhon in the Philippines, with 150 crew left. Members of his expedition became the first Spaniards to reach the Philippine archipelago, but t...
1521 Apr 27 Ferdinand Magellan dies
Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly towards Magellan and the Spaniards, both he and his queen Hara Amihan were baptized as Christians. Afterward, Rajah Humabon and his ally Datu Zula convi...
1522 Sep 6 Ferdinand Magellan's remaining crew return to Spain
The casualties suffered in the Philippines left the expedition with too few men to sail all three of the remaining ships. Consequently, on May 2 they abandoned Concepción and burned the s...