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The story of Magellan's voyage around the world, how did Magellan finally die?

/kloc-In the 6th century, Magellan was famous for his unprecedented voyage around the world, but it was because of this voyage that he died in a foreign country. September 6 1522, 18 was taken by the crew? Victoria. When the ship sailed back to Seville, Spain, the whole of Europe was a sensation. However, the crew of 18 did not find Magellan. Three years ago, he vowed to set out from this single ship with five seagoing ships and 265 sailors to find the spice island.

/kloc-since the 0/5th century, with the development of capitalism, western European countries have set off an upsurge of maritime exploration and colonial conquest. In particular, the magical legend about the wealth of the East has ignited the desire of westerners for gold, jewelry and spices, from princes and nobles to ordinary people. It is not surprising that Magellan has the idea of exploring the East.

1565438+On March 22nd, 2008, the King of Spain announced his support for Magellan's sailing plan, and promised that if Magellan sailed around the world successfully, he would get 5% of all the income and become the chief executive of the newly discovered territory. After more than a year of preparation, Spain equipped Magellan with five sailboats and 265 crew members. These crew members come from Portugal, Italy, France, Greece and England, and they are difficult to control. The king sent several Spanish captains to watch Magellan.

This is an unprecedented voyage around the world. 1565438+On August 9th, 2009, Magellan led a fleet from Seville and entered the sea along the Keevil River in Gwadar. Facing the Atlantic Ocean, despite the uncertain future, Magellan was full of firm belief in winning.

1520, some crew members were depressed and emotional because of the lack of channel passage and food. Three ships really defected. In the face of emergency, Magellan appeared as cool as a cucumber. He sent someone to kill a captain tactfully, suppressed the rebellion and regained the ship. Another captain was executed and one was exiled to the desolate coast.

August 24th. The fleet broke down and a ship suddenly hit the rocks and sank. Two months later, when the fleet reached 52 degrees south latitude, everyone was excited to find a big strait, which was an opportunity in despair and people could not help but be ecstatic. But at this time, a small boat sent to explore the road took the opportunity to turn around and fled back to Spain. The remaining three ships walked out of the west mouth of the strait in June 5438+00 and came to the edge of the vast South China Sea. Later, in memory of Magellan, people named this strait Maixinglun Strait.

After entering the South China Sea, they faced the hardest journey of the voyage. Because Magellan initially thought that the waters of the Great South China Sea were not wide, he didn't reserve enough food and drinking water. It took them more than 65,438+000 days and 65,438+0,700 kilometers to reach the West Bank. On the way through the two small islands, there was neither human nor fresh water. The expedition experienced unprecedented thirst, hunger and scurvy.

152 1 On March 6th, this terrible experience finally came to an end. Magellan and his party were supplemented with fresh water, food, fruits and vegetables in the indigenous village of Guam. On March 17, St. lazaro's Day, Magellan named his newly discovered land St. lazaro Islands. 22 years later, it was renamed the Philippines.

After more than three months of terrible experience, Magellan recalled that the sea he passed was always sunny and did not encounter any storms, so he called this water area the Pacific Ocean, which was the last and largest ocean discovered by Europeans. The discovery of the Pacific Ocean was the greatest discovery of Magellan's voyage around the world.

1921April 7, Magellan came to the Philippines, but this is his burial place. For a long time, Magellan was killed by native Filipinos, which is indisputable. But there are different opinions about why he clashed with the aborigines.

One theory is that Cebu Island was at war with Makatan Island when Magellan landed in the Philippine Islands. The owner of Cebu Island pretended to believe in Christianity and asked Magellan for help. Magellan was involved in an indigenous dispute, thinking that he would defeat the indigenous people with advanced weapons, but he was killed by the Maktan indigenous people on the beach.

Another view is that Magellan's fleet is extremely short of materials after a long and arduous voyage at sea. After they arrived in the Philippines, they expected to get vegetables and food supplies smoothly, but they were met with indifference and hostility from the world. They started looting and clashed with the indigenous people on the island, and Magellan himself was killed in the conflict.

Scattered nautical diaries may convey more accurate information. After Magellan and others arrived at Cebu Island, the sailors couldn't wait to set up a wooden cross on the ground as soon as they landed, announcing that this place belonged to Spain. Then forced the local indigenous leaders to convert to Christianity. Then they tried to force the aborigines on several surrounding islands to believe in Christianity, but they were rejected. Magellan decided to send troops to attack Mactan Island, where the resistance was very strong.

One night, 60 volunteers set out for Mactan Island in three boats. On the 27th, the conquerors landed in an attempt to conquer the island with superior weapons. But the aborigines also organized themselves and fought back tenaciously with javelin and bow and arrow. Magellan was shot in the leg by an arrow, so he ordered to retreat. On the way back, he and several other crew members were stopped by local natives in the shallow sea because of injuries.

Magellan was about to draw his sword when his right arm was stabbed by a local. Just then, a machete dodged the shield in his hand and cut it on his leg. Magellan let out a cry and plunged into the sea. The natives took the opportunity to rush headlong into action and ended his life.

Magellan's unprecedented voyage is of great significance in world history. It is proved that the earth is round, the oceans of the world are interlinked, and the ocean area on the earth is much larger than the land, which brings people a new understanding of the earth.