2.  Hi, I'm Blake Aerni and I am here to tell
you why I think Ferdinand Magellan
should be Explorer of the Year.

3.  Ferdinand Magellan was born in
1480.(they don’t know the exact day.) In
Sabrosa Kingdom of Portugal.
 He died on April 27, 1521 in
Mactan, Cebu, Philippines.

4.  He died in the battle of Mactan.

5.  Ferdinand Magellan explored the
passage though the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. Now its called the Straits of
Magellan.
 He also discovered the Pacific Ocean.
He even named it.

6.  He was looking for a new route west to
Melaka, Asia

7.  The crew of 237 included men from
several nations including Portuguese,
Spanish, Italians, Germans, Flemish,
Greeks, English, and French.

8.  When Victoria, the one surviving ship
returned to the harbor after completing
the first voyage of the earth, only 18 men
out of 237 survived.

9.  The monument of Ferdinand Magellan is
in Punta Arenas, Chile. The statue looks
towards the Straits of Magellan

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