AROUND this time of year in 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan was in Philippine waters. In a little over three weeks from ...

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal into an influential ... Two weeks later, the ships reached the Philippines. Unfortunately, Magellan was killed in a battle soon after.

This province island lies at the heart of the Central Philippines called the Visayas region ... headed by the Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan, sailing under the auspices of the kingdom of Spain in 1521, ...