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His aim was to find a western route from Portugal to the spice islands of Indonesia
The "spice islands" east of India.
Magellan died in battle April 27th, 1521 in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines in the midle of his voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands.
he went because of the spice
After being rejected of a proposal to the Spice Islands, or Moluccas, he studied astronomys for two years. during this time he met a man named Ruy Faleiro who also studied astronomy along with geography. During there studies, they recorded that the spice islands actually lied in Spain's territory which meant it was rightfully Spain's. From there, Magellan traveled to Spain and proposed the same idea this time to king Charles of Spain. u know the rest from there
Ferdinand Magellan
The Silk Road
He was looking for a faster route to the spice islands
because he found a shorter and faster route to get to the spice islands
His aim was to find a western route from Portugal to the spice islands of Indonesia
Magellan died in battle April 27th, 1521 in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines in the midle of his voyage to find a westward route to the Spice Islands.
The "spice islands" east of India.
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t find the spice islands in the east indies
Magellan's sponsors wanted new land and a faster route to the spice islands
Ferdinand Magellan was looking for a western route to the Spice Islands (Moluccas) when he embarked on his expedition in 1519. He hoped to find a way to reach the valuable spice trade by sailing west instead of the traditional eastward route around Africa.
They discovered the Southern Route to the Indian ocean, via Cape Hope, established trading enclaves at Indian Ocean Ports like Macau, and enforced their trade monopoly with Cannon, Ships, and Fortifications. They were tough, able, Mariners and Traders and they broke the Spice Monopoly belonging to the Arab Traders before them.