The map that changed the world Oct 29, 2009
The map was the first to suggest the existence of what explorer Ferdinand Magellan would later call the Pacific Ocean, a mysterious decision, in that Europeans, according to the standard history of New World discovery, aren't supposed to have learned about the Pacific until several years later. World of four parts. (BBC News -- UK)
Mutiny and mystery on the high seas Oct 11, 2009
Acclaimed historian Peter C. Mancall provides a stunningly accurate account of Hudson s drive and the goals he shared, the similar hazards he faced, and the brutality he met with other daring mariners of his time and even earlier such as Sir Francis Drake, Ferdinand Magellan, Martin Frobisher, Walter Raleigh, John Davis, George Weymouth, John and Sebastian Cabot, indeed Columbus himself. The central focus of Hudson s career was to discover the fast (and fabled) water route, the Northwest... (Boston Globe)
Should we even have a Columbus Day? Oct 10, 2009
Granted, Columbus was not the sole precipitator of the displacement and suffering imposed on native Americans for the next half millennium, and certainly his navigational, scientific, and sheer physical accomplishment, which rank him with or above such figures as Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, and Lewis and Clark, cannot be denied. Yet Columbus was more than just an inevitable cog in history's colonial machine. (Christian Science Monitor)
Sunday, September 20 Sep 13, 2009
1519 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain on a voyage to find the western passage to Indonesia's Spice Islands. He is killed on the way, but his ship completes the first trip around the world. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Beaches and Resorts in Cebu City, P... Aug 18, 2009
One of the most historic places in Cebu City, Philippines, Mactan Island is not only known as the Philippine island where the Spanish conquerors under the leadership of Ferdinand Magellan first set foot on. Mactan Island is blessed with natural wonders. (Suite101.com)
Military Milestones from Green Mountain Boys to Gordo Cooper’s Big Day May 13, 2009
Skippered by Capt. Edward L. Beach Jr. -- a Navy Cross recipient and best-selling author of Run Silent, Run Deep -- Triton has followed a trek closely paralleling that of the first-ever global circumnavigation led by Portugese Capt. Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th century. Magellan, however, was killed during his expedition. (Human Events Online)
World-changing voyages Apr 29, 2009
When: 1519 Who: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan Where: Around the world bypassing Cape Horn, South America via a narrow strait The boat: Given to Magellan by King Charles I of Spain, The Victoria was the only one of five ships to complete the trip successfully. Only 18 of its original 237 crew members survived and the ship was so badly damaged it was only kept afloat by the crew continuously pumping water out of the hull. (CNN -- International)
A World Lit Only by Fire by William... Mar 6, 2009
The book ends with a section dedicated to the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, telling of his voyage to travel all over the globe and how his voyages effectively quelled the erroneous Catholic dogma that promoted Europe as the center of the universe. It ushered in an era of enlightenment, changed Western man s view of the world and proved beyond doubt that the world is round. (Suite101.com)
LOOKING UP: Whats shining under our feet Feb 28, 2009
The Clouds are named for world explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who first saw them in 1519 and was the first to bring them to the attention of Western Civilization. LOOKING UP: Whats shining under our feet. (Medfield Press, MA)
In need of a chief, again (1919) Feb 20, 2009
Ferdinand Magellan wrote on Feb 19, 2009 6:34 AM:" I'm no city employee either, but you can hardly work anywhere in this town and have freedom of speech in regards to the Cruise Director mentality of our city manager and his cornerstone pals, without fear of being blacklisted. This a a municipality where a majority of the residents still are locals working here and we pay the man's paycheck, but he caters to the rich tourist crowd like they had some dirt on him. This is why we have statues and... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
