Project Gutenberg 2011-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 1821 Butterworth, Hezekiah 1839 1905 Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines Produced by Charlene Taylor, Eric Skeet, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines" by Hezekiah Butterworth is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative chronicles the remarkable life and voyages of Ferdinand Magellan, detailing both his groundbreaking discoveries and the challenges he faced during his expeditions, particularly focusing on the exploration of the Philippines. The book aims to present Magellan's heroic character and passionate quest for discovery in an engaging manner suitable for readers of all ages, especially families and students. At the start of the story, the focus is on the early life of Ferdinand Magellan, detailing his desire for exploration and the circumstances that led him to seek a royal commission from Spain after being rejected by Portugal. The narrative highlights an early royal order demanding the removal of his family's coat of arms due to his defection to Spain. As Magellan’s aspirations begin to unfold, the opening also introduces notable figures, such as his friend Francisco Serrao and the astronomer Ruy Faleiro, who support his vision of finding a shorter route to the Spice Islands. Butterworth's portrayal of these foundational moments sets the stage for an epic journey filled with ambition, adventure, and the pursuit of discovery against the backdrop of political intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Natural history -- Juvenile literature Explorers -- Juvenile literature Magalhães, Fernão de, -1521 -- Juvenile literature Sailors -- Juvenile literature Philippines -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Travel Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 372268 2025-08-15T10:30:45.946462 text/html 375039 2021-01-08T05:43:18 text/html 1645185 2025-08-15T10:30:56.441384 application/epub+zip 1648009 2025-08-15T10:30:50.085457 application/epub+zip 199865 2025-08-15T10:30:48.395464 application/epub+zip 1911975 2025-08-15T10:31:00.808368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1882798 2025-08-15T10:30:55.174389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408803 2022-09-17T10:02:17.697675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327015 2025-08-15T10:30:44.949438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326822 2021-01-08T05:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326834 2021-01-08T05:43:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23307 2025-08-15T10:31:00.998360 application/rdf+xml 22999 2025-08-15T10:30:48.939427 image/jpeg 4826 2025-08-15T10:30:48.673430 image/jpeg 123260 2021-01-08T05:43:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 1512848 2021-01-08T05:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 123199 2021-01-08T05:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 1638333 2025-08-15T10:30:46.128458 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia