Ferdinand Magellan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ferdinand Magellan, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Portugal.

4 records1520–15214 events2 places

Chronological biography

1520

Circumnavigation28 November 1520

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world

Discovery of Pacific Ocean28 November 1520

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world

1521

Invasion of Philippines1521

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Cebu

Arrives at Cebu

Battle of Mactan27 April 1521

Warfare / Military · Mactan

Marks the first organized resistance of the Filipinos against foreign invaders, Raha Lapu-Lapu, a chieftain of Mactan Island, defeats Spanish sailors under Portuguese sea captain and explorer Ferdinand Magellan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.