Learn about the hardships faced by the crew, including storms, scurvy, mutinies, and the loss of Magellan himself in the Philippines.Explore how this voyage changed the world’s understanding of ...

Nonetheless, it’s clear that Ferdinand Magellan’s 1519 expedition changed the world forever. His journey was “the greatest sea voyage ever undertaken, and the most significant,” says ...

240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it. The explorer died on a Philippines beach in April 1521, joining the scores who perished in Spain's quest to circumnavigate ...

But it is Magellan's name that is forever associated with the voyage. "Magellan is still an inspiration 500 years on," said Fabien Cousteau, a French filmmaker and underwater explorer like his ...

He's about to cross the biggest ocean in the world and he thinks it's a pond. The irony ultimately of Magellan is he proves his point, but he has to go way beyond what he expected would be necessary.

♪♪ [ Suspenseful music plays ] ♪♪ -September 1519. Ferdinand Magellan sets out from Spain on what would be the first expedition around the world.

It's based on a ship that led the Ferdinand Magellan-Elcano expedition on the first trip around the world from 1519-1522. The Nao Trinidad, a historic replica of a Spanish tall ship, docked at ...