Fast Facts: Guam Jul 21, 2008
(CBS) Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, sailing for the King of Spain, reached the island in 1521 during his circumnavigation of the globe. General Miguel Lpez de Legazpi claimed Guam for Spain in 1565. (CBS News -- US)
Things To Do in Santiago, Chile Jun 8, 2008
Look for the original portraits of national liberator Bernardo O Higgins, Ferdinand Magellan and other historic figures. A must-see for any history buff, you may want to pass if you have small kids, as the museum is not very interactive. (Suite101.com)
Did El Nino Help Magellan Sail? May 17, 2008
Explorer Ferdinand Magellan encountered fair weather on Nov. 28, 1520, after days of battle through the rough waters south of South America. From there his passage across the Pacific Ocean may have been eased by the calming effects of El Nino, researchers speculate in a new study. (CBS News)
Patriotic piratesRansoming sailors, or ripping off books - all in the national interest May 12, 2008
The Portuguese, Ferdinand Magellan, is credited with being the first man to sail around the world, but actually he died in the Philippines and it was a Basque, Juan Elkano from Getaria, who brought his ship home. So when a Basque-owned tuna fishing boat called Playa de Bakio was seized off Somalia, with five Basque among its crew, the story was a big one in the Basque country. (BBC News -- Europe)
A tale of two crossings May 2, 2008
Let's face it: Crossing the Pacific Ocean hasn't been trendy since the 16th century, when explorers like Ferdinand Magellan and Francis Drake made it famous. But the planet's largest geographical feature never caught on with travelers, not the way traversing the Atlantic did. (MSNBC -- Travel)
An Antarctica adventure Apr 17, 2008
Many of the world s greatest early seafaring explorers, including Ferdinand Magellan (1519), Sir Francis Drake (1578), and Captain Cook (1773) passed through these waters. Following in their wake, we waved goodbye to Cape Horn and entered the infamous Drake Passage (considered the roughest sea passage in the world) for the next 600 miles. (Munster Times, IN)
Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego Argentina Apr 4, 2008
A place of adventures attracting famous explorers like Ferdinand Magellan, Francis Drake and naturalist Charles Darwin. With a seafaring past it is small wonder that today's tourism focuses on voyages like and the infamous Cape Horn. (Suite101.com)
op-ed: Midd is bullying the 'Nerd Mar 7, 2008
The Middlebury Campus. Issue date: 3/6/08 Section. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
ASU Academic Bowl team takes regionals Feb 27, 2008
" Questions centered on subjects including the Green Bay Packers and Stevie Wonder, he said, noting that that the team even received 10 points for knowing the lyrics to the song, "I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder. "On Friday night, Kenneth Lan asked me to look up information about Ferdinand Magellan and Sir Francis Drake on a whim and, by coincidence, they asked a question about Drake in the final round," Ross said. The best moment, Ross said, was when he buzzed into a question... (Web Devil, AZ)
Mapping the New World - Bonner School fifth-graders become European explorers and share the treasure they found Feb 5, 2008
Hello my name is Ferdinand Magellan. I was born in Sabrosa, Portugal, in 1480. (Missoulian, MT)
Fidelity reopens flagship Magellan fund after a decade Jan 15, 2008
The fund is named after Ferdinand Magellan, the 16th-century Portuguese explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the Earth, which also serves as a reference to its mandate to invest in a go-anywhere mix of domestic and foreign stocks. The managers who followed Lynch posted decent returns, but none matched his performance. (Boston Globe)
Sir Edmund climbed to immortality Jan 14, 2008
There were others like Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Bartholomew Diaz who discovered or reached many places in the world; some at the cost of their lives, which many take for granted today. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary was 33 when he accomplished his Everest fit. (Telegraph.co.uk)
With Leaders The Name Counts Nov 13, 2007
With Leaders The Name Counts: Can you identify a potential leader by their name. With Leaders The Name Counts. (Suite101.com)
Filipino martial arts, escrima, gets noticed in hands of a master Oct 17, 2007
His family's system, Cadiz Lapu-Lapu, is named in honor of Bonjoc's great-grandfather, who settled the town of Cadiz, and Chief Lapulapu, the Philippine hero who killed Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan. Cadiz Lapu-Lapu is just one of many styles. (San Francisco Chronicle)
How Basil Gets Its Zing Oct 6, 2007
The food-preserving and analgesic properties of eugenol-rich cloves lured explorers like Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus across the seas in search of new routes to the Far East, which was, at the time, the sole source of cloves. Although Columbus never reached India, he did discover the Americas and, incidentally, found the source for a new spice, allspice, which contains the closely related chemical isoeugenol. (Science Daily)
Complete Story Oct 5, 2007
With him at the table were Olivia Russell (in blue) as Ferdinand Magellan and Chase McCarty as Vasco de Gama ... Among them were Olivia Russell as Ferdinand Magellan; Ellie Mattingly as Vasco de Balboa; Cary Brown as Marco Polo; Jonathon Waters as Jacques Cartier; and Austin Bagwell had the big enchilada himself, Christopher Columbus. (Bradstown Kentucky Standard, KY)
Magellanic Clouds Are First-Time Visitors Sep 30, 2007
A stunning sight in the southern hemisphere, they were named after Ferdinand Magellan, who explored those waters in the 16th century. Astronomers have measured the 3-D velocities of the Large Magellanic Cloud (shown here) and the Small Magellanic Cloud. (Science Daily)
Today in History September 20 Sep 20, 2007
On Sept. 20, 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out from Spain on five ships on a voyage to find a western passage to the Spice Islands in Indonesia. (Magellan was killed en route, but one of his ships eventually circled the world. (MSNBC -- Race)
Click for Full Story Sep 20, 2007
On September 20, 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out from Spain on five ships on a voyage to find a western passage to the Spice Islands ... Today's Highlight in History:On September 20, 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out from Spain on five ships on a voyage to find a western passage to the Spice Islands in Indonesia. (KWTX.com, TX)
More » Jul 25, 2007
On a tour of the new exhibit, Bender listed some of the prouder moments in Basque shipbuilding history, such as Christopher Columbus Santa Maria flagship and all five of Ferdinand Magellan s ships. In her essay Secrets from the Graves of Ancient Basque Whalers, Bender wrote of this: So, two of the world s greatest voyages of discovery might have turned out quite differently, or never come about at all, if it had not been for the Basque men and ships that accompanied them. (Idaho Press-Tribune)
Lost Worlds: Voyages of Discovery Jul 21, 2007
Having started his historical maritime journey last week with Ferdinand Magellan, British explorer Paul Rose travels into more familiar territory tonight with Captain James Cook. Unless you're a complete Cook nerd, however, you're bound to learn things you weren't taught at school. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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From ancient forts in Cebu City to a modern military base in Manila, our hosts will learn the stick and knife techniques that were used to kill famed Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th century, battle the Japanese in WWII guerrilla raids and wage an ongoing struggle against the terrorist organization Abu Sayef in the jungles of Mindinao. Along the way, they'll attempt to take down a 2,000-pound water buffalo using techniques developed on the rice paddies at the foot of the Manalanga... (Utsports.com)
More of this story Jun 28, 2007
Besides Prince Henry, the explorers honored included Vasco da Gama, discoverer of the sea route to India, Pedro lvares Cabral, discoverer of Brazil, Ferdinand Magellan, first to circumnavigate the globe, Diogo Co, first to arrive at the Congo river, Joao Vaz Corte-Real, who discovered Greenland, Bartolomeu Dias, the first to navigate round Africa's Cape of Good Hope, and others. The final element of the monument, a sphere about 8 feet in diameter, is an abstraction of an "armillary sphere," a... (Newport Daily News, RI)
Magellanic Penguins Jun 16, 2007
The South American Penguins Named After Ferdinand Magellan. There is a surprisingly large penguin population outside of the Antarctic. (Suite101.com)
Of Floods, Drought and Energy Crisis- Leave Climate Change Alone! Jun 15, 2007
How did we know the earth was spherical until Ferdinand Magellan travelled it in 1522. Werent many killed for saying that the earth revolved round the Sun. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The Philippines Travel Fact File Jun 1, 2007
Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan s arrival to the Philippines in 1521 as a Spanish Expedition, was the republic s first western influence that led it to become a permanent Spanish colony for over 300 years. The country was thus named the Philippines in honour of the Spanish King Philip II. Previously a largely Hindu and Islamic settlement, the arrival of the Spanish also brought about a huge conversion of the natives to Catholicism. (Suite101.com)
Map suggests Cook was pipped by Portugal Mar 22, 2007
Mr Trickett believes Mendonca's feat warrants him a place alongside Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan. If he is right, then Captain Cook failed in his stated quest to go "farther than any man has been before me". (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Quick Guide and Transcript Jan 18, 2007
Was it: A) Edmund Hillary, B) Ernest Shackleton, C) Roald Amundsen or D) Ferdinand Magellan. You've got three seconds--GO. (CNN -- Education)
Expo: 3D Weather Globe & Atlas goes Pro Jan 11, 2007
Users can explore more than 100 famous routes from real explorers such as Ferdinand Magellan and Amelia Earhart and fictional ones like Finding Nemo and Don Quixote. Resolution is seven times higher from enhanced NASA maps, and the program now features 50 percent more real-time weather locations for a total of 60,000. (MacCentral)
Beauties await Asian leaders at summit Jan 10, 2007
While the leaders are busy at the conference, their spouses will be treated on Saturday to a re-enactment of the slaying of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 by a local chieftain, who objected to his intention of claiming the Philippines for Spain. On Sunday, the spouses will go on a guided tour of Cebu's historical landmarks, including the Magellan Cross, which the explorer raised to mark the arrival of Catholicism in the Philippines. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cape Horn lures, terrifies seamen Jan 5, 2007
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, for example. "He was dreading doing that," said author Laurence Bergreen, whose "Over the Edge of the World" tells the story of history's first circumnavigation of the globe. (Los Angeles Times)
This Day in History Nov 28, 2006
On this date: In 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. In 1919, American-born Lady Astor was elected the first female member of the British Parliament. (Montana Standard, MT)
surreal landscape of Patagonia Nov 26, 2006
Icy peaks, rugged gauchos and. In the surreal South American landscape of Patagonia, anything may seem possible, but grandeur is a given. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Epic retoldA modern-day explorer goes in search of Magellan Nov 23, 2006
Victoria was part of a fleet of five ships commanded by Ferdinand Magellan. His quest was to get to the unimaginable riches of the Spice Islands through the New World, making Spain the richest country in the world. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
EDITORIAL: Ampersand Nov 4, 2006
l Gov. Mitt Romney and 15th Century Explorer Ferdinand Magellan would travel all over the world all the way to Washington, D.C.. l Former Dean John Schulz and a fact-checker would use the time to get their resumes in order. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Mars Rover Opportunity's Victory at Victoria Oct 25, 2006
you know it is pretty big," he said. Whole new mission Farrand said that first looks at Opportunity images of Victoria show that outcrops exposed in the rim are large in size. Victoria crater, in map view, consists of a number of promontories and incut regions which Mars researchers are, at least for now, referring to as "capes" and "bays". Currently, Opportunity is at "Duck Bay", Farrand explained, named after a site visited by Portuguese maritime explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and his crew. To... (Yahoo News -- Mars Exploration)
Free Will Astrology Oct 25, 2006
Halloween costume suggestion: a tourist, nomad, sherpa guide, shaman, Ferdinand Magellan, Sacagawea, Amelia Earhart. About Rob Brezsny. (City Pages)
Mars' exciting Opportunity Oct 4, 2006
Currently, Opportunity is at "Duck Bay," Farrand explained, named after a site visited by Portuguese maritime explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and his crew. To the north of the rover is a promontory now named "Cape Verde" another spot visited by Magellan and a huge block, roughly 33 feet (10 meters) or so high. (USA Today -- Tech)
Mars rover tastes victory at Victoria Crater Oct 3, 2006
Currently, Opportunity is at Duck Bay,, Farrand explained, named after a site visited by Portuguese maritime explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew. To the north of the rover is a promontory now named Cape Verde a huge block, roughly 33 feet (10 meters) high, which is named after another spot visited by Magellan. (MSNBC)
Great train mystery Sep 27, 2006
The train most closely recognized with FDR's visits to Grand Central is the Ferdinand Magellan, which served as "Presidential Rail Car U.S. No. 1" from 1943 to 1958 ... Skeptics have asked Staropoli why a second rail car would have been used exclusively by Roosevelt, when he had the Ferdinand Magellan. (Stamford Advocate)
Spitzer Spies Eternal Life Of Stardust Sep 8, 2006
The cosmic portrait shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy named after Ferdinand Magellan, the seafaring explorer who observed the murky object at night during his fleet's historic journey around Earth. Now, nearly 500 years after Magellan's voyage, astronomers are studying Spitzer's view of this galaxy to learn more about the circular journey of stardust, from stars to space and back again. (Science Daily)
Watching the world take shape: Map exhibit at Boston Public Library charts man's developing view of the earth Jul 5, 2006
Today's Globe Opinion Politics Magazine Education Science NECN Special reports Obituaries. Watching the world take shape. (Boston Globe)
WonderQuest: When did ships start using steering wheels? Jun 27, 2006
About 1520, Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the globe, using a wooden staff (called a whipstaff) attached to the tiller. In 1620, the pilgrims sailed the 100-foot long Mayflower across the Atlantic Ocean, using a whipstaff. (USA Today -- Tech)
Astrophoto: The Large Magellanic Cloud by John Gleason May 25, 2006
The admiral, named Ferdinand Magellan, didn't return to Spain having died on the voyage during a battle in the Philippines and only one ship returned with eighteen tattered men three years later. The voyage was a milestone in human history by discovering the full scope of the Earth's size, the need for an international date line and the two Clouds of Magellan, the largest one pictured here. (Universe Today)
Lure of lands end in Sabah May 1, 2006
According to historians, Spanish seafarer Ferdinand Magellan, on his way to circumnavigate the globe, had stopped there for 42 days for repairs to his ships. Tanjung Simpang Mengayau is indeed among Sabahs many world-renowned natural wonders. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
To The 'End Of The World' Apr 30, 2006
They fought off the chill by constantly building fires, even in their canoes, and this caused a passing Ferdinand Magellan to dub their island Tierra del Fuego -- the land of fire. (Much more on the Ymana is available at the End of the World Museum and at the Scale-Model Museum of Ymana World, Museo de Maquetas Mundo Ymana. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Before buying, shop for multiple opinions Apr 23, 2006
I suggest Ferdinand Magellan. You may think of him as the Portuguese explorer who led the first successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Magellanic Gemstones In The Southern Sky Apr 20, 2006
The Small Magellanic Cloud, which hosts the two star clusters, is the smaller of the two companion dwarf galaxies of the Milky Way named after the Portuguese seafarer Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521). It can be seen with the unaided eye as a hazy patch in the constellation Tucana (the Toucan) in the Southern Hemisphere. (Science Daily)
Hubble finds 'gems' in sky Apr 20, 2006
The Small Magellanic Cloud, named after the 16th- century Portuguese seafarer Ferdinand Magellan, is the smaller of two companion dwarf galaxies to the Milky Way and can be seen from the southern hemisphere. The open star clusters are about 200,000 light years away and roughly 65 light years across. (Yahoo News -- Astronomy and Space)
Map research shows China may have discovered New World before Columbus Mar 25, 2006
Western histories record that Columbus found the New World in 1492, Portugal's Bartholomeu Diaz discovered the Cape of Good Hopein 1488, and Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan set off to circumnavigate the world in 1519. While some people said Zheng He seemed to have discovered America 70 years before Columbus in 1492 if the controversial map drawn in 1763 by a Chinese cartographer is real. (Xinhuanet, China)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Jan 17, 2006
In the book Menzies theorizes that previously undiscovered world maps drawn up by Zheng He's admirals were copied by European map makers and were extensively used during the voyages of great Western explorers, including Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco Da Gama and James Cook. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Asia News)
