#196 | Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around The World

English Learning for Curious Minds

In September 1519, a Portuguese explorer and a crew of 270 men set sail from Spain trying to find a sea route west, through the Americas.

Three years later, 18 of the men returned, tired and hungry, but becoming the first people to have successfully completed a full circle of the Earth.

• Introduction to The Age of Exploration
• The Treaty of Tordesillas
• Seeking a route west to The Spice Islands
• Magellan presents his idea to King Charles V of Spain
• Why was the Spanish king listening to a Portuguese explorer?
• The early life of Ferdinand Magellan
• A “career-minded daredevil"
• Why were spices in such high demand?
• Why did Magellan sail for Spain, not Portugal?
• The start of the expedition
• The first mutiny
• Finding a passage through South America
• Crossing The Pacific Ocean
• Arriving at Guam
• Magellan's death in The Philippines
• Arriving at The Spice Islands
• The journey back to Spain
• The legacy of the expedition
• Who was the first person to have circumnavigated the globe?

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/ferdinand-magellan

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