Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was born (as Fernão de Magalhães) in around 1480. He pops up on birthday sites today. Magellan organized a Spanish expedition to the East Indies in 1519 to 1522, and after Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521, his crew completed the first circumnavigation of the earth. A few years ago, the 500th anniversary events of his visit to the Philippines were held there, commemorating not only the introduction of Christianity to the islands but also Filipino resistance to Spanish colonialism.
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