Ferdinand Magellan vs Francisco Pizarro
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Compare the life timelines of Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) and Francisco Pizarro (1478–1541) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1480 to 1521.
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Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521)
- — Born in northern Portugal Verified
- — Renounced Portuguese allegiance and entered the service of Spain
- — Departed Sanlúcar de Barrameda with five ships in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands Verified
- — Passed through the strait that now bears his name and entered the Pacific Ocean Verified
- — Killed in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines Verified
Francisco Pizarro (1478–1541)
- — Born in Trujillo, Castile Verified
- — Sailed to the New World Verified
- — Accompanied Balboa on the expedition that sighted the Pacific Verified
- — Led his first expedition toward Peru Verified
- — Second expedition reached the Inca town of Tumbes Verified
- — Granted the Capitulación de Toledo to conquer Peru Verified
- — Captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca Verified
- — Entered and occupied Cusco, capital of the Inca Empire Verified
- — Founded the city of Lima Verified
- — Assassinated in Lima Verified