Around the World with Ferdinand Magellan

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🗓️ 18 October 2025

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Ferdinand Magellan was a brave explorer who lived a long time ago. He was the first person to lead a voyage around the whole world. Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships and many sailors. They faced storms, hunger, and even battles, but they kept going. Magellan discovered a way through the sea that is now called the Strait of Magellan. Although he didn't make it back home, his journey changed how people saw the world forever. 💵 Get a free month of Acorns Early: ⁠⁠acornsearly.com/bedtimehistory⁠ 🍎 First month of Outschool for $1: https://outschool.com/bedtime 📖 We published our first book, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Explorer Society: World's Fair Conspiracy⁠⁠⁠ 🎉 Check out our new show, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bedtime Safari⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 📢 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate via Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a shout-out! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠500+ YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Videos⁠

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0:00.0	Imagine you are standing on a wooden dock in Spain over 500 years ago.
0:05.0	The salty sea air fills your nose as you watch sailors load barrels of food and fresh water onto five big ships.
0:13.0	The ships creak and sway in the harbor.
0:16.0	Men shout to each other as they prepare for the biggest adventure anyone has ever tried.
0:22.6	They want to sail all the way around the entire world.
0:25.6	No one has ever done this before.
0:28.8	The leader of this brave group is a man named Ferdinand Magellan.
0:34.1	Little do these sailors know that they are about to make history.
0:37.4	Ferdinand Magellan was born around 1480 in Portugal.
0:41.3	Portugal is a country next to Spain in Europe.
0:44.3	When Ferdinand was a young boy, he loved hearing stories about brave explorers who sailed to faraway lands.
0:51.3	He dreamed of becoming an explorer too. Portugal was famous for having
0:55.7	the best sailors and explorers in the world at that time. When Ferdinand grew up, he became
1:01.6	a sailor for the King of Portugal. He sailed to many places and learned how to be a great captain.
1:07.8	But Ferdinand had a big dream. He wanted to find a new way to reach the Spice Islands.
1:13.6	The Spice Islands were far away in Asia where people grew pepper, cinnamon, and other spices
1:19.1	that made food taste amazing. These spices were worth lots of money back in Europe. The problem
1:26.1	was that getting to the Spice Islands was very hard.
1:29.3	Sailors had to go around the bottom of Africa, which took a very long time.
1:33.3	Ferdinand had a crazy idea. What if ships could sail west instead of east?
1:38.3	What if they could go around the bottom of South America? No one knew if this was even possible. Ferdinand asked the
1:46.6	king of Portugal to let him try this adventure, but the king said no. The king thought Ferdinand's
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