where was ferdinand magellan born
Effigy of Ferdinand Magellan in the Monument to the Discoveries, in Lisbon, Portugal. Magellan was born in northern Portugal in around 1480, either at Vila Nova de Gaia, near Porto, in Douro Litoral Province, or at Sabrosa, near Vila Real, in TrÃ¡s-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province.