Reasons given by John Fitch for writing an account of his lifeÂ­ Origin of the Fitch familyÂ­ Emigration of the ancestors of Jobn Fitch to AmericaÂ­They settle in ConnecticutÂ­Marriage of Joseph FitchÂ­Birth of JohnÂ­Is sent to schoolÂ­Death of his motherÂ­ Second marriage of his fatherÂ­ Heroism of the boy, and punishment thereforeÂ­ Is taken from school ...
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia.
Magellan wanted to prove that the world was round and through his explorations he DID prove that the Earth is round. He established the first route to the East that involved sailing to the west. This passage went around the tip of South America. Although he was born in Portugal, Magellan sailed and explored for the Spanish king Charles I. A member of the Portuguese nobility, Ferdinand Magellan was born the son of Rui de Magalhaes and Alda de Mesquita in about 1480; his Portuguese name was Fernao fernÃ¢o De. Magalhaes he grew up in the royal. household