. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. The Bronze Door In che Capitol Commemorating the events in theLife of Christopher Columbus. DISCOVERIES 155 Ferdinand Magellans Circumnavigation of the Globe.—Tho name Paci-fic Ocean was given to the South Sea by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator,who, in the service of the King of Spain, sailed through the straits, in the southernpart of South America, which bear his name, in 1520; and who, several years afteiwards, was killed on the Philippine Islands by the natives, and whose followersreturned to Spai
. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. The Bronze Door In che Capitol Commemorating the events in theLife of Christopher Columbus. DISCOVERIES 155 Ferdinand Magellans Circumnavigation of the Globe.—Tho name Paci-fic Ocean was given to the South Sea by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator,who, in the service of the King of Spain, sailed through the straits, in the southernpart of South America, which bear his name, in 1520; and who, several years afteiwards, was killed on the Philippine Islands by the natives, and whose followersreturned to Spain by way of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, thus completing circumnavigation of the globe. Discovery of the Mississippi River by Ferdinand De Soto.—In 153.)Ferdinand De Soto, then the Spanish governor of Cuba, landed in Florida, aiul,proceeding westward, discovered the great river Mississippi, and explored the continent as far west as the Rocky Mountains. De Soto died on the banks of theMississippi river, in 1541; and the remnant of his followers, having suffered t
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