photo.jpg

# 15th and 16th Century Explorations ## Exploration Campaigns in the 15th and 16th Centuries - English - Spanish - Portuguese - Dutch - French ## Map 4.2 Explorations in 14th and 15th Centuries A world map showing various exploration routes and locations in the 14th and 15th centuries....

# 15th and 16th Century Explorations ## Exploration Campaigns in the 15th and 16th Centuries - English - Spanish - Portuguese - Dutch - French ## Map 4.2 Explorations in 14th and 15th Centuries A world map showing various exploration routes and locations in the 14th and 15th centuries. ## Map 4.3 - The route of Magellan's Voyage A world map showing the route of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage. The voyages started in *Spain* in 1519, travelled around the tip of *South America*, through the Pacific Ocean to the *Philippines* ending in *Spain* in 1522 ## Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in about 1480. He became a navigator by the age of about 25 years. Because of his curiosity to find a new route to Asia by travelling towards the west from Europe, he made arrangements for a long voyage. He received the patronage of the King of Spain for his voyage. In 1519, Magellan launched his voyage from Spain together with several other ships. After arriving in the Atlantic Ocean, this fleet of ships discovered at the southern end of the North American Continent the strait through which the Pacific Ocean can be reached. This strait was named after Magellan as "Strait of Magellan". Then, the navigators who travelled across the Pacific Ocean experienced severe hardships. However, after a very long voyage across the Pacific Ocean, Magellan was able to reach the Philippines. Although Magellan died in a fight that broke out with the native people of the Philippines, the rest of the crew in the fleet of ships sailed around the west of Africa and returned to Spain. Magellan's voyage helped prove the idea that the earth is spherical. ## Fig: 4.7 - Ancient explorers carried out their explorations using sailing vessels like these An illustration of several sailing vessels.