Ferdinand Magellan

(c.1480-1521) Portuguese explorer and navigator

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pronunciation: //; or Hernando de Magallanes); (Spring 1480 –  April 27, 1521, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines) was a Portuguese maritime explorer who while in the service of the Spanish crown, tried to find a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. This was the first known successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth. He did not complete his final westward voyage; he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. As he died farther west than the Spice Islands, which he had visited on earlier voyages from the west, he became one of the first individuals to cross all the meridians of the globe. He was the first person to lead an expedition sailing westward from Europe to Asia and to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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Noun
1. Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521)
(synonym) Magellan, Fernao Magalhaes
(hypernym) navigator

n. Ferdinand Magellan, (c.1480-1521)

n. Ferdinand Magellan (c.1480-1521), Portuguese explorer and navigator