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Ferdinand Magellan (abt. 1480 - 1521)
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Biography
Ferdinand Magellan is Notable.
The Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition to the East Indies that resulted in the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
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Magellan was born around 1480 in Portugal, either at Vila Nova de Gaia, near Porto, in Douro Litoral Province, or at Sabrosa, near Vila Real, in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province. He was the son of Rodrigo de Magalhães, Alcaide-Mor of Aveiro (1433–1500, son of Pedro Afonso de Magalhães and wife Quinta de Sousa) and wife Alda de Mesquita and brother of Leonor or Genebra de Magalhães, wife with issue of João Fernandes Barbosa.
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