Quotes About History

Schöner's maps closely resembled Behaim's, and Pigafetta could easily have mistaken one for the other

The best record of what befell the explorers comes from the pen of Peter Martyr

Once the horror of the inquisitional catharsis subsided, Mesquita (with Magellan's blessing)

There is no conclusive evidence that Magellan saw this map, either

Less is known about Magellan's mother, Alda de Mesquita

Then there was the question of Magellan's nationality.

he was changing the name of the flagship from Pelican to Golden Hind

The prospect of a Portuguese leading a Spanish expedition through Portuguese waters

and Cristóvão Rebêlo, his illegitimate son.

she would eventually become the most celebrated vessel of the Age of Discovery.

Ferdinand Magellan and his brother Diogo moved to Lisbon, where they became pages at the royal court;

Gaspar de Quesada, the leader and murderer of San Antonio's

And on January 20, 1518, Magellan, along with Ruy Faleiro and Ruy's brother Francisco, set out from Seville for Valladolid.

Schöner, like other cartographers of his era, shrank the immense Pacific

Magellan's pay came to 50,000 maravedís, and an additional 8,000 maravedís each month.

The Spice Islands were too valuable to entrust to the luck and skill of a single explorer.

Laurence Bergreen

King Charles conferred the title of captain on both Magellan and Faleiro.

At the time, England's tiny navy, hardly more than twenty vessels

By way of contrast, English warships, or galleons, were "race built

Two of the most consequential figures of this era, Francis Drake and Queen Elizabeth, knew the expedition's true purpose:

Magellan of October was on the

way to earning a place in history. In the intervening months, he passed a series of tests

King Manuel ordered the harassment of Magellan's relatives who remained in their homeland.