Person1480–1521
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese navigator in Spanish service who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
- Dates
- 1480 – 27 April 1521
- Events
- 4 events
- Regions
- South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Asia and Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries, History of Portugal since the Battle of Aljubarrota, Age of Discovery and the New World
Events
- Battle of Diu3 February 1509 · South Asia
- Capture of Malacca25 July – between 10 August and 24 August 1511 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- First circumnavigation of the globe10 August 1519 – 8 September 1522 · Western and Central Europe
- Battle of Mactan27 April 1521 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
Often together with
Kingdom of PortugalSpanish EmpireAfonso de AlbuquerqueFrancisco de AlmeidaGujarat SultanateJuan Sebastián ElcanoLapulapuMalacca SultanateMamluk Sultanate