--- title: "4 Ferdinand Magellan Quotes - Famous Explorer" description: "Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ferdinand-magellan-34935.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ferdinand-magellan-34935.jpg) # Ferdinand Magellan (1479–1521) Explorer **4** quotes in **30** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ferdinand Magellan was an explorer, best known for *A primeira viagem a volta do mundo contada pelos que nela participaram*. ## Quick Facts About Ferdinand Magellan Born November 30, 1479 Died April 27, 1521 Profession Explorer Notable works A primeira viagem a volta do mundo contada pelos que nela participaram ## About Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies. During this expedition, he became the first European to encounter the Strait of Magellan, performed the first European crossing of the Pacific Ocean, and made the first known European contact with the Philippines. Magellan himself was killed in battle in the Philippines in 1521, but his crew, commanded by Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano, completed the return trip to Spain in 1522, achieving the first circumnavigation of Earth in history. ## Quotes by Ferdinand Magellan > [“The church says the earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-magellan/the-church-says-the-earth-is-flat-but-i-have-seen-its-shadow-on-the/) Ferdinand Magellan [Astronomy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronomy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/ferdinand-magellan-70239_astronomy_the-church-says-the-earth-is-flat-but-i_328566.jpg) > [The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. For I have seen the shadow of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-magellan/the-church-says-that-the-earth-is-flat-but-i-know-that-it-is-round/) Ferdinand Magellan [Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/ferdinand-magellan-70239_church_the-church-says-that-the-earth-is-flat-b_1824692.jpg) > [The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-magellan/the-sea-is-dangerous-and-its-storms-terrible-but-these-obstacles-have/) Ferdinand Magellan [Aviation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aviation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/ferdinand-magellan-70239_aviation_the-sea-is-dangerous-and-its-storms-terr_1954518.jpg) > [I have seen the shadow of the Earth on the moon, and I have more faith in the shadow than in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-magellan/i-have-seen-the-shadow-of-the-earth-on-the-moon-and-i-have-more-faith/) Ferdinand Magellan [Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/ferdinand-magellan-70239_church_i-have-seen-the-shadow-of-the-earth-on-t_2626387.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-magellan/#itemlist", "name": "Ferdinand Magellan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The church says the earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence even in a shadow than in the church.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ferdinand Magellan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-magellan/the-church-says-the-earth-is-flat-but-i-have-seen-its-shadow-on-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/ferdinand-magellan-70239_astronomy_the-church-says-the-earth-is-flat-but-i_328566.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/ferdinand-magellan-70239_astronomy_the-church-says-the-earth-is-flat-but-i_328566.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/ferdinand-magellan-70239_astronomy_the-church-says-the-earth-is-flat-but-i_328566.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The church says the earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence even…” — Ferdinand Magellan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Church says that the Earth is flat, but I know that it is round. 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