Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal into an influential ... The Portuguese controlled this route. But Magellan wondered if it was possible to reach the Spice Islands by going west around ...

Aboard Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage of 1519 ... Since the eastern route was closed, Magellan, Portuguese by birth, promised ...

In Philippine history classes, students are usually taught about March 1521 as one of the most important events of our shared past. The story of Ferdinand Magellan's "discovery" of the Philippines ...