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Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan, detail of a painting by an unknown artist; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
Ferdinand Magellan was the son of Rui de MagalhĆ£es and Alda de Mesquita, both of whom were members of the Portuguese nobility.1