Magellan, Ferdinand by Almo
Most fearsome of all, the man who would destroy the very world the cartographers had drowned. In his time, by his compatriot and his own king, they treated him as renegade and transfuga, but now in Lisbon they proudly say "his ours". One, or certainly most important explorer in history, was a faithful man trough which modesty arose. Fact that his Spanish sponsors never shared his sense of mission he found reason for them, like putting boundaries, but he really wanted to circumnavigate globe going westward. Compared to Columbus's voyage of 8000 miles, Magellan's was 42000 miles and 22000 of it in unknown waters. That was achievement without parallel. Only few voyages have been fulfilled with so much intrigue, treachery, murder, mutiny, starvation and death in history of sailing, only one out of fleet of five ships managed to complete journey only 16 man out of 265 of them. If there were not of clandestine diary kept by Antonio Pigafetta, Venetian nobleman, the record and appreciations would be quite different. Mutineers, deserters and jealous officers that were eager to usurp Magellan's would have won if the diarist Pigafetta didn't survived all mayhem and stayed within survivors to tell the truth about Mag
Not that he lost his life, he lost recognition for biggest achievement in his time. Magellan did not want Spanish nobleman killed by his hand so he offered pardon to Mendoza servant if he would execute his master. Should they return to Rio or continue going south toward stormy Antarctic waters and hope to find passage to Spice Irelands. King of Portugal agents lead empty barrels of water and change invoice to show twice a time as much of supplies on boards. Under the Portuguese viceroy in India, he learned seamanship and naval warfare. Magellan was killed so close on reaching his dream. Against big opposition within crew, Magellan convinced them to sail south. During all of his naval assignments, Magellan had only one dream: to sail around the world by going west of Europe. King Charles of Spain approved to Magellan his voyage to mark boundaries of Spain in pacific. Mesquita was thrown to the jail, but now king released him with reparations, but further investigation was never conducted. Mendoza was executed; one priest and two other leaders of rebellion were left to survive on coastland. Luckily, he stopped on Canary Irelands so Magellan was warned of conspiracy. Sixty men fought some 3000 natives.
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