FERDINAND MAGELLAN was born in 1480 at Porte de la Barca, PORTUGAL. His Portuguese name is FERNAO de MAGALLANES. He led the first expedition to prove that the world is round by sailing from west to east. He is the one who discovered the PHILIPPINES, an archipelago which is abundant of spices. He is the first Spanish to spread christianity and at the same time the first to conquer the Philippines in the name of Spain. In April 27, 1521, a bloody fighting erupted in Mactan between the Filipinos and the Spanisrds. This battle cost the life of Magellan in the hands of Lapu-lapu.
