Ferdinand Magellan

Why explore the profound secrets of the earth when everyone believes circumnavigating it is illogical? During the Age of Exploration, people began doing what seemed impossible: expanding into the rest of the world between the 1400s and 1800s. Expeditions across the world were very long and expensive, not to mention very dangerous. Europeans risked perilous ocean voyages to discover new sea routes in order to expand and establish powerful trading empires. Many sailors died on the way and some…

After Europe transitioned from the Middle Ages, new systems of ideas were developed and the culture divided into five different time periods, which together created the Early Modern Era. The Early Modern Era was a time of change, adventure, and power in Europe. Despite each part of the Early Modern Era happening at once, each had a different focus and effects. However, the five segments are all connected by three main concepts which explain and illustrate the era as a whole. The early modern Era…

In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan sailed along the coast of Argentina and discovered the strait that now bears his name. He was the first European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. E. In 1532, the Spanish discovered the Inca empire. Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish…

Europeans saw a great need to improve their economy. This called for ways to get their products and services outside of their local area. Globalization was the key to improving the economy. Globalization is the process which allows an entwining of people and economies in the world. It began in the 15th century but still is present today. This wasn’t an easy task given the modes of transportation, culture differences, and language barrier. In the mid-15th century, Europe began to expand and…

ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS Members Dela Torre, Roger Kenneth Tanjuaquio, John Patrick Posmasdero, John Louie Bales, Joshua Louie Materiales, Paulo Submitted to: Prof. Gerson Tuazon SS021-A45 Introduction: The Filipino Seafarer Labor Force The Philippines is the one who supplies more than one-fourth of competitive and globalized labor for seafarers. The employment contract combines the rules and regulation of the Philippine Overseas…

Numerous online articles have been published on colonial mentality; all pointing to the fact that Filipinos nowadays are becoming more foreign in their own land. The culture of migration effectively started in the 1970’s, when the government deployed Filipinos abroad to foster a good relationship with other nations and to lessen the unemployment rate of the country (Asis, 2006). It then “[promoted] the illusion that good societies are places to be found rather than painstakingly built by the…

to the Indies and Asia via the New World (Edward, 2012). The England capitalists, adventurers and colonialists, inspired by the discoveries of the New World by explorers such as Sir Walter Raleigh, Christopher Columbus, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, Ferdinand Magellan and…

Ferdinand Magellan and his ships, under the Spanish empire, were the very first to circumnavigate the world. The Spanish were motivated by their desire to convert non Christians, their lust for wealth and power, and their desire to have societal status. The…

“God, Gold and Glory” This is what the Age of Exploration is all about. The Age of Exploration had more impact on World History. The era involved discovery, new technology, religion and the desire for wealth. When the Europeans explored Asia, it resulted in a meeting of different cultures. The Europeans also were able to explore far away lands with their improvements on their navigation tools. Finally, the Commercial Revolution from the colonial empires in America, combined with the overseas…

Zheng He was a Chinese Muslim admiral during the Ming Dynasty. In 1405, Zheng He received orders from Emperor Yongle to travel down the coast of China and across the ocean to India to show the power of China. For the next 28 years, Zheng He would lead seven voyages and sailed distances farther than anyone had before. He commanded numerous ships of breath-taking size with thousands of people in his crew and established peaceful relationships with other areas. The voyages of Zheng He should be…