# Ferdinand Magellan

> He died halfway through, killed by a poison arrow on a Philippine beach in 1521. But the route he plotted became the first expedition to circle the entire planet - proving the world was one unbroken ocean if you had the will to sail it.

*Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ferdinand-magellan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Portugal
- **Born:** 1480
- **Died:** 1521-04-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born around 1480 into minor Portuguese nobility, Magellan became a skilled naval officer in Portugal's Asian fleet but couldn't sell King Manuel I on a western route to the Spice Islands. Spain's Charles I said yes. In 1518 Magellan was named admiral of a five-ship Armada, married in Seville, and sailed southwest from Sanlúcar de Barrameda in 1519. Storms and mutinies plagued the voyage down South America's coast, but the fleet found the strait that now bears his name, passed into the Pacific - which Magellan himself named - and reached the Philippines after a brutal crossing. On 27 April 1521, he was shot in the neck with a poison arrow during the Battle of Mactan. Juan Sebastián Elcano took command, reached the Moluccas, and one ship limped back to Spain in September 1522, closing the circle Magellan had drawn but never finished.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 83.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 29.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 11.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Historical Figures, #Scientist, #Chemistry, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Ferdynand Magellan](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdynand_Magellan)
- [Ferdinand Magellan](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan)
- [Fernando de Magallanes](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Magallanes)
- [Магеллан, Фернан](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Ferdinando Magellano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinando_Magellano)
- [Fernand de Magellan](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_de_Magellan)
- [Ferdinand Magellaan](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellaan)
- [Fernão de Magalhães](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_de_Magalh%C3%A3es)
- [斐迪南·麥哲倫](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%90%E8%BF%AA%E5%8D%97%C2%B7%E9%BA%A5%E5%93%B2%E5%80%AB)
- [フェルディナンド・マゼラン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1496)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Ferdinand%20Magellan)
- [ফাৰ্ডিনেণ্ড মেগালান](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8)
- [Fernão de Magalhães](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_de_Magalh%C3%A3es)
- [Ferdinand Magellan](https://ann.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan)
- [ماجيلان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Ferdinand Magellan](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan)
- [فرناندو ماجلان](https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [ፈርዲናንድ ማጄላን](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8D%88%E1%88%AD%E1%8B%B2%E1%8A%93%E1%8A%95%E1%8B%B5_%E1%88%9B%E1%8C%84%E1%88%8B%E1%8A%95)
- [Фернан Магеллан](https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Ferdėnands Magelans](https://bat_smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferd%C4%97nands_Magelans)
- [فرناندو ماجلان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Фэрнан Магелан](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Фернан Магелан](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Фернандо Магелан](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [ফার্ডিনান্ড ম্যাগেলান](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan)
- [Wikiquote](https://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Magallanes)
- [Ferdinand Magellan](https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan)

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