Ferdinand Magellan Reached the Pacific Ocean 500 Years Ago

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Ferdinand Magellan Reached the Pacific Ocean 500 Years Ago

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:08 pm

About Ferdinand Magellan Reached the Pacific Ocean 500 Years Ago
Magyar Posta is issuing a special stamp to mark the 500th anniversary of Magellan reaching the Pacific Ocean. Fifty thousand copies of the stamp designed by the Kossuth Prize-winning graphic artist István Orosz were produced by ANY Security Printing Company. The new issue will go on sale on 4 March 2020 and from that date will be available at first-day post offices, Filaposta, philately specialist services, certain post offices, and http://www.posta.hu.

The Portuguese mariner and explorer Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) gave the Pacific Ocean its name. A fleet of five ships under his command set off on an expedition in 1519, one of which became the first vessel to circumnavigate the globe. After three years, the sole remaining ship, the Victoria, rounded Africa and returned to Spain though Magellan himself had lost his life en route in a dispute with natives.
Onboard the VICTORIA were 18 members of the original expedition, three Malays, and a huge quantity of spices that not only covered the costs of the expedition but also realized a profit. However, the scientific value of the voyage was far greater as it demonstrated in practice that the world is round and encircled by the contiguous ocean, which allows ships to circumnavigate the Earth.
The design of the stamp shows a sailing ship riding breaking waves set on a blue background symbolizing the endless ocean and sky. The profile of a bearded man, a reference to Magellan, is outlined in the foam of a wave. A ship of the period in full sail appears on the first-day cover, while the postmark has a stylized drawing of a compass.

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Re: Ferdinand Magellan Reached the Pacific Ocean 500 Years Ago

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:49 pm

Anniversary of the Death of Ferdinand Magellan

The Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan (Sabrosa, 1480 - Mactan Island, 1521) organized a trip around the world under the Spanish flag. He set out on a journey around the world in 1519 with five ships. Sailing along the coast of South America and through a passage, which would be named after him, the Strait of Magellan, he reached the Pacific Ocean in 1520.
In 1521, he reached the first inhabited island (probably the Mariana Islands) which he would name the Island of Thieves because on the first day, while the tormented and hungry crew could not react, the locals stole everything from their ships. Continuing his journey he reached the islands of Samar and Cebu in the Philippines. In a battle with the natives, on the Island of Mactan, Magellan was killed. Of the five ships that set out on the expedition, only one returned to Spain. It was the ship VICTORIA under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcan. This journey, which began under Magellan's command, sailed around the Earth for the first time.

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