Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan, 16th or 17th century.
Adventurers

Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan (1480 – 1521), born in Portugal and killed in Cebu, Philippines, was a Portuguese seafarer and navigator who worked most of his life

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Ancient Guam Era

Dutch Traders

The rise of the Dutch maritime commercial activities in the Pacific and Asia in the early 17th century is based on a series of events

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European Exploration, Trade and Scientific Studies

Andres de Urdaneta

Andrés de Urdaneta (1498-1568), a Spanish Augustinian friar born in Villafranca de Ordizia in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain, was a seaman, sailor, navigator

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