Ferdinand Magellan Mrs CumminsI am Portuguese! Magellan is Born- Ferdinand Magellan was probably born in 1480. No one knows the exact year Magellan was born, but people estimate it to about 1840. A simple biography explains the accomplishments of explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who in 1519 sailed from Spain around the New World to get to the Spice Magellan was a Portuguese navigator (original name: Magalhaes, I believe) who, sailing for the Spanish crown, was the commander of the first Programme TV de ce soir (vendredi 1er f