Quotes About Exploration

which almost nothing was known in Europe.

Magellan spoke excitedly of his intention to sail along the eastern coast of what is now called South America until the land ended and he would be able to turn west toward the Spice Islands;

they rarely ate with the crew. To most of the men aboard the fleet, even the flagship, Trinidad, Ferdinand Magellan

Magellan located a rumored passage near the southern tip of South America.

Magellan brought with him many of Portugal's most precious and sensitive secrets: information about secret expeditions

he would be able to turn west toward the Spice Islands;

By this time, he had lost two ships. The three remaining vessels ventured into the passage without benefit of maps.

schooled in the royal tradition established by Prince Henry the Navigator. But he needed a sponsor.

crucial part of the map was obscured, however: the part that showed a waterway extending through South America

Magellan's crew, confined aboard their ships, relied on worm-eaten biscuits

On April 4, 1581, almost seven months after his return, she strode onto the deck of the Golden Hind at Deptford

By March 6, 1521, the fleet reached the island of Guam

Ten days later Magellan's fleet reached what is now called the Philippines

there, on its banks, build a raft to cross it. The river lay many miles to the north, and the task

In the Philippines, Magellan blundered into a confrontation with a combative local chieftain, Lapu Lapu.

On March 1, 1579, Drake caught sight of the Spanish treasure ship

the exhausted crew finally reached the broad expanse of the river.

The grant of lands, for instance, proved more generous than Magellan had any right to expect.

It is our wish and our will that of all the lands and islands that you shall discover

has even been suggested that Marco Polo never made it to China, despite his apparently firsthand descriptions of that region.

routes between Asia and Europe were severed. The prospect of establishing a spice trade via an ocean route opened up

Mandeville argued that it was possible for people to circumnavigate the globe, but he warned

severe storm sprang up. The strong offshore winds blew Magellan's ships out to sea

new economic possibilities for any European nation able to master the seas.