Ferdinand Magellan (full name Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese: Fern? O demagalo? es； Spanish: ferdinand magellan, 1480—152 1 April 27th, 2008), a Portuguese explorer, navigator and colonist, worked for the Spanish government and made explorations.

1519-1522 in September, Magellan died in a tribal conflict in the Philippines while the fleet was sailing around the world. After his death, the sailors on board continued to sail west and returned to Europe, completing the first round-the-world voyage of mankind.

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Magellan is a believer in the theory of the earth circle. 15 17, he proposed a plan to travel around the world to Portugal, but it was not supported.

In order to get more wealth, the king of Spain tried to develop overseas. The king of Spain supported Magellan's voyage exploration and equipped Magellan with a voyage expedition fleet. Magellan's expedition fleet consists of five ocean-going ships and more than 200 crew members. The flagship Trinidad has a displacement of 1 10 ton.

Victoria, an ocean-going sailboat, crossed the Indian Ocean, bypassed the Cape of Good Hope, crossed Cape Verde Islands, and returned to Spain on September 6, 522, lasting 1082 days, completing the first round-the-world voyage of mankind. Magellan route is 60440 kilometers long.

Of the five ocean-going ships of Magellan's fleet, only Victoria was left, and only 18 crew members were left at the time of departure.

Magellan's fleet successfully sailed around the world at great cost, which proved that the earth is spherical and the oceans all over the world are connected as one. Because of this, people call Magellan the first person to embrace the earth.

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