歷史今天:麥哲倫開始環球旅行

【英文原文】

Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães; Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes) (Spring 1480 – 27 April 1521, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines). Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 at Sabrosa, near Chaves, in the province of Tras-os-Montes, one of the wildest districts of Portugal. However, he subsequently obtained Spanish nationality in order to serve the Spanish Crown, so that he could try to find a westward route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. He thereby became the first person to lead an expedition across the Pacific Ocean. This was also the first successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth. Although he did not complete the entire voyage (he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines), Magellan had earlier traveled eastward to the Spice Islands, so he became one of the first individuals to cross all of the meridians of the Globe.

【中文譯文】

麥哲倫（葡萄牙語：費爾南日馬加良斯;西班牙文：Fernando de Magallanes） （1480春季 - 1521年4月27日，死於菲律賓宿務麥克坦島） 。麥哲倫大約1480年出生在葡萄牙一個荒涼的地區——薩布羅薩，臨近查韋斯。不過，他後來獲得西班牙國籍，以便爲西班牙王室服務，從而幫助他完成向西到達印度尼西亞香料羣島的旅行。他成爲率領探險隊穿越太平洋的第一人。這也是第一次嘗試成功的環球旅行。儘管他沒有完成整個航程（他在菲律賓麥克坦戰役中被殺害） ，麥哲倫還是到達了到香料羣島的旅行，所以他成爲穿越子午線的第一人。