Magellan, a legendary colonist and explorer of the Age of Discovery, made a name for himself as the first explorer to sail around the world. However, just as his career was about to be brilliant, he died tragically in the Philippines, and his body could not be buried. How did this navigator who once roamed the world end his life?
In 1519, Magellan set sail for the port of Sanlucar and began his journey around the world. Passing through the Strait of Magellan, which bears his name, the flotilla entered the Pacific Ocean, proving that the Earth is round. However, luck is also exhausted by this. In the vast Pacific Ocean, the fleet suffered a windless season, lost momentum, and could only drift at sea. For more than a hundred days, there was a shortage of food and fresh water, and the fresh water that had been stored for too long stinked and the food became moldy. There was a lack of vegetables and fruits, the crew fell ill, scurvy became an epidemic, many people lost their lives.
In a moment of crisis, the fleet finally reached ** in the North Pacific and was rescued with fresh water and vegetables. After a week of repairs, Magellan led the fleet to Cebu Island in the Philippines. Here he found a port of great location, specialties** and spices. Magellan came up with the idea of occupying the area and cooperated with Sheikh Humabang.
On April 14, 1521, Magellan landed on the island of Cebu with his armed forces. The sound of artillery rang out in the sky, scaring the locals into fleeing in all directions. Humabang welcomed Magellan and his partners, agreed to the right, and agreed to build a church for the locals to convert. Everything seemed to be going well, but in fact Magellan fell into a trap.
On the island of Cebu, led by Magellan's slave Henry, they made a deal with the chieftain Humabang, but this was only part of Humabang's scheme. Magellan happily thought that the natives were easy fools to deal with, but he did not know that Humabang was a pig and a tiger. Less than a week after enjoying the sun and beaches on Cebu, Magellan received a plea for help from Humabang.
Humabang told Magellan that the Mactans were unhappy with the cooperation, and that they refused to pay offerings to the Spanish king and were ready to eliminate Humabang by force. Magellan was anxious to support and set off with about a hundred men. However, there was opposition within the fleet to continue the adventure, arguing that ** had been found and that spices should be returned to Spain. Magellan insisted on moving forward, and in the end only sixty men landed on the island.
The chief of Mactan Island, Silabab, was furious when he learned of the cooperation, and organized the adult man to pick up the **. However, instead of attacking recklessly, they acted covertly to test the devil's strength. Magellan came head-on and fell into an ambush by the natives. The Mactans rushed forward and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat. Magellan became the subject of a siege and eventually fell to the ground, stabbed with a spear. The flotilla mates fled back to the ship in a panic, and Magellan's life ended.
After the loss of two leaders, the flotilla left Cebu. For the sake of wealth and fame, Magellan embarked on his own adventure, which eventually opened a new colonial path for European colonizers at the cost of his life.