Biography of Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was born in a noble family in Operto, Portugal in 1480, which was twelve years before Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. He attended school where he studied mapmaking and how to use the stars as a guide when sailing. In 1492, when Magellan was twelve years old, he went to court as page to the queen of Portugal, Queen Leonora. Even though he lost both his parents in his young …showed first 75 words of 1121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1121 total…ourney is seen as perhaps the greatest and most wondrous of all ventures in human history. Review Questions: 1.Why is Magellan so important in history? What did he do that makes him so famous? 2.What made Magellan take the citizenship of Spain? 3.What was Magellan's mission? Whose mission did he fulfill? 4.What has Magellan proven for us to know and use even today? 5.How do we know about Magellan and his voyage today?