MAGELLAN, FERDINAND

born c. 1480, , Sabrosa, or Porto?, Port. died April 27, 1521, Mactan, Phil. Magellan, detail of a painting by an unknown artist; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence Portuguese Ferno De Magalhes, Spanish Fernando, or Hernando, De Magallanes Portuguese navigator and explorer who sailed under the flags of both Portugal (150512) and Spain (151921). From Spain he sailed around South America, discovering the Strait of Magellan, and across the Pacific. Though he was killed in the Philippines, his ships continued westward to Spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of the world. The voyage was successfully terminated by the Basque navigator Juan Sebastin de Elcano (del Cano). Additional reading The fullest account of Magellan's remarkable voyage is that of Antonio Pigafetta, who sailed with Magellan and returned with Elcano. The text of the Italian version, translated, edited, and annotated by James Alexander Robertson, is Magellan's Voyage Around the World, 3 vol. (1906). The First Voyage Round the World, by Magellan, edited and translated by Lord Stanley of Alderley (Henry Edward Stanley) (1874, reprinted 1963), also includes the account of Pigafetta, as well as accounts by other members of the expedition.Important introductory works on the life of Magellan include F.H.H. Guillemard, The Life of Ferdinand Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the Globe, 14801521 (1890, reprinted 1971); E.F. Benson, Ferdinand Magellan (1929); and Edouard Roditi, Magellan of the Pacific (1972).