Ferdinand Magellan
- Ferdinand Magellan (Fernao de Magalhaes) was a Portuguese explorer.
- born in an unknown location somewhere in Portugal.
- searched for a westward route to the "Spice Islands" (Modern day Indonesia).
- expedition of 1519- 1522 became the first of all known expeditions to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean.
- passage was made possible via. the Strait of Magellan
- expedition was the first circumnavigation of the earth,