Portuguese explorer

Magellan, named after the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), was the first deep space probe launched by the United States in almost 11 years, and also the first probe launched by a space shuttle.

a Portuguese explorer who set sail from Seville, Spain in 1519 and embarked on a voyage which became the first recorded circumnavigation of the Earth

Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who set sail from Seville, Spain in 1519 and embarked on a voyage which became the first recorded circumnavigation of the Earth.

a Portuguese explorer sailing in a Spanish expedition

Magellan was a Portuguese explorer sailing in a Spanish expedition, and was the first person to sail the Pacific Ocean and around South America.

a Portuguese explorer who was the first person in history to circumnavigate the globe

Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who was the first person in history to circumnavigate the globe, and was the first European to reach the Philippine Islands.

a Portuguese explorer who served the King of Spain

Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who served the King of Spain, and was the first person to sail the Pacific Ocean and around South America.

a Portuguese explorer working for the Spanish Crown

Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer working for the Spanish Crown (under the Crown of Castile), led an expedition in 1519–1522 which became the first to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean and the first to cross the Pacific.

Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer

Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer.

a Portuguese explorer in charge of a Spanish expedition to circummavigate the globe

Magellan was a Portuguese explorer in charge of a Spanish expedition to circummavigate the globe.

a Portuguese explorer who set out to find a route to the Spice Islands in the East Indies

Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who set out to find a route to the Spice Islands in the East Indies.

a 16th century Portuguese explorer who’s 1519 expedition is recognized as the first circumnavigation of the globe

Magellan was a 16th century Portuguese explorer who’s 1519 expedition is recognized as the first circumnavigation of the globe.

a Portuguese explorer in search of fame and fortune

Those with a bit of knowledge of geography and history will know that Magellan was a Portuguese explorer in search of fame and fortune in the 1500s.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer in the 16th century.

the first person and around South America to sail the Pacific Ocean

Magellan was a Portuguese explorer sailing in a Spanish expedition, and was the first person to sail the Pacific Ocean and around South America.

a Portuguese navigator who shared the idea of Christopher Columbus and others that the Far East could be reached by sailing westward

Magellan is a Portuguese navigator who shared the idea of Christopher Columbus and others that the Far East could be reached by sailing westward.

a Portuguese explorer dude from back in the day

Magellan is a Portuguese explorer dude from back in the day.

a Portuguese explorer serving Spain to explore the world for purposes of the spice trade

In the event, Magellan was a Portuguese explorer serving Spain to explore the world for purposes of the spice trade.

one of the great explorers of Ferdinand Magellan's era - the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and to launch the expedition that first circumnavigated the world

Magellan was one of the great explorers of Ferdinand Magellan's era - the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and to launch the expedition that first circumnavigated the world.

a Portuguese navigator who sailed for Spain

Magellan was a Portuguese navigator who sailed for Spain.

the first deep space probe , launched by the United States in almost 11 years

Magellan, named after the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), was the first deep space probe launched by the United States in almost 11 years, and also the first probe launched by a space shuttle.

a Portuguese navigator who had been a child when Columbus came back in triumph from the West Indies

Magellan was a Portuguese navigator who had been a child when Columbus came back in triumph from the West Indies.