Research Paper on:
Martin Luther, Erasmus, and Ferdinand Magellan's Medieval World Influence

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of these men are detailed in this paper. Ferdinand Magellan; Erasmus, and Luther. The accomplishments of these three men are varied but each in their own different way  impacted the world in a manner that is acknowledged even today. THE TRAVELS OF MAGELLAN The Medieval period was a time of great discoveries and there were many voyagers  exploring unknown lands and waters, coming back with stories of discoveries and tales of wealth. One of these stories that came back was of a secret strait that went  through South America so that one could cut short the sailing time instead of sailing entirely around the continent of South America. One of the men most impressed with  this information and who intended to prove it to be true was Ferdinand Magellan. Ferdinand Magellan believed that he could sail around the world and tried hard to impress this  information upon people who would fund this exploration for him. He wished to locate a passageway through South America that would cut short the voyage that took many sailors  to the Moluccas, also known as the Spice Islands. Because of Magellans fame at the Portuguese Court and his intensity in wanting to make this important voyage, it  wasnt long before the King of Portugal became jealous. It did not take Magellan long to go to King Charles of Spain and convince him that he could make  this discovery in the name of Spain. King Charles gave him five ships and provisions so that this could be done. Magellans trip started out successfully and he did  indeed find the strait in South America for which he was looking. But due to mutinies by jealous and angry Spanish sailors who resented working for a Portuguese Captain,