During his circumnavigating expedition around 1519, he observed the galactic "clouds" later named after him
Although 
he was trying to get to the Spice Islands on behalf of Spain, his crew of 270 ... As 
well The Strait of Magellan being named after him, Magellan also lends his name 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Ferdinand Magellan - WikiVisually [PAR] Oct 17, 2016 ... Born into a Portuguese noble family in around 1480, Magellan became a ...