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After Magellan Died

Many explorers follow Magellan’s route. But Ferdinand Magellan was the only one who used it the best.

Francisco

Hi my name is Francisco; I was a sailor on Magellan’s ship. After the captain died, the rest of the crew and I burned two of his ships. We were sad, but I bet he would have been proud.

Death

Magellan died while fighting a group of natives. He died by a poisonous arrow stuck in his foot. Then a native took a spear, and plunged it through his heart and killed him.

My Sailors

On the Victoria, only 18 men survived, because my ship didn’t have any fresh food for three months. Our drinking water stunk and started to get slimy. My crew and I had to eat rats! Could you imagine eating a rat? Many of my crew suffered from scurvy . Sadly, 19 men passed away because of my trip. My ship traveled 12,600 miles before reaching land.

The Journey

Finally, in October of 1520, we found a strait. I named it after myself, calling it the Strait of Magellan. It took 38 days to sail through the dangerous strait. We finally arrived at the ocean Balboa had discovered several years before. On December 15, my fleet landed on the coast of Brazil. On November 28, I started sailing on the “Unknown Sea.” I named it The Pacific Ocean because of its still waters. We found ourselves sailing for weeks across this ocean with no sign of land. One of the other captains deserted me and sailed the San Antonio back to Spain. In March of 1521, we arrived in Guam, an island in the Pacific Ocean.

Journey To South America

I left Spain in September 1519. At first, all went well. Our small fleet sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and reached South America. We stocked up with goods and sailed down the coastline looking for a passage through this great continent. We just couldn’t find a route through South America! We sailed further and further south, sailing into every river we came to. The weather was getting colder, and we were running out of supplies. The crew refused against the other captains and me. I had the men who were against me hanged, and then we continued our journey.

Early Life

Hi, I’m Ferdinand Magellan. I was born in Northern Portugal on April 1480. My parents died when I was only ten years old. As a boy I worked for the queen’s household. I am a Portuguese explorer. I took part of the sea voyage in 1505. I had five ships. The Conception, the San Antonio, the Santiago, the Trinidad, and the Victoria.