. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... Veronese Museum. MAGALHAENS, or MAGELLAN,Ferdinand, a celebrated Portuguese nav-igator, the place and time of whose birthare unknown. He fought under Albuquer-que in India, and distinguished himself atthe siege of Malacca; but, his servicesnot being rewarded by his own country, heoffered his talents to Charles V. In 1519the Spanish monarch intrusted him with afleet destined to attempt a westward pas-sage to the Moluccas. In this voyageMagellan was so fortunate as to discoverthe straits
. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... Veronese Museum. MAGALHAENS, or MAGELLAN,Ferdinand, a celebrated Portuguese nav-igator, the place and time of whose birthare unknown. He fought under Albuquer-que in India, and distinguished himself atthe siege of Malacca; but, his servicesnot being rewarded by his own country, heoffered his talents to Charles V. In 1519the Spanish monarch intrusted him with afleet destined to attempt a westward pas-sage to the Moluccas. In this voyageMagellan was so fortunate as to discoverthe straits whicli now bear his name. Hepassed tlirough them into the Pacific, andreached the Philippines; but was unfortu-nately slain, in 1521, in a skirmish withthe natives of one of those islands. MAGLIABECCHI, Anthony, a manof extraordinai-y memory and learning,was born, in 1633, at Florence, of poorparents; became librarian to the grandduke; and died in 1714. So strong washis memory, that having only for a singletime perused a manuscript of considerablelength, he could repeat it without theslightest MAHOMET, or MOHAMMED, tliefounder of the relisrion which bears hia 3^4 MAI nanio,\v;\ lioni, in 569, at Mrcca, and\ left ail iiiphan at two ve^irs of age. Itwac not till lie was in Ins fortieth )car,and had iic(|uired a ronsidrrable property,partly liv his inarriaije with Khudijah, arich widow, and partly as a imrchant,tliat lie hegaii to assiinie the character of Ia delegate of Heaven. For several years,!however, his pror^elyles were few in iium-ber. In the twelfth year of his assumedmission, his life Jieiiig in danger at Mcrra,he was compelled to (ly to Medina, theinhabitants of which place had embracedliis doctrines. It is from this event, calledthe Hegira, or (light, that the Mussnimanscompnte their tune. From this period thecareer of .Mahomet was a series of tri-umphs, and, before his decease, the whole(if .\labia had submitted to his died in 632. His Ko
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