Megellan's Voyage
Beginning of paper
In a time of confusion and conquering, the ocean was the biggest
mystery, and the most important thing to the planet, because it allowed for
expansion. The known world was split in half by the division of Spain and
Portugal, and for all they cared, there was nothing beyond their boundaries,
but fro ....
Middle of paper
.... and a diverse crew from many nations. During their journey, it began
to get colder and colder, for they were moving south. The ships were in
terrible shape, and some attempted mutinies even occured. The Santiago,
which was set out on a different route, sank, and with it the crew and many
provisions. They finally arrived at Puerto San Julian, where, according to
Winchester, they found "patagones" which means big feet. They captured
several "patagones" and named the land Patagonia. On October ....
------------------
Word count: 1065
Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
