Question

Which noble with a passion for adventure used his position in Portugal to promote seafaring expeditions?

a. Bartolomeu Diaz
b. Prince Henry
c. King Ferdinand
d. Ferdinand Magellan

Answer 1

Correct answer:

d. Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer widely recognized for performing the first circumnavigation of the Earth and for making the first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to the Strait of Magellan and across the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 2

It was "d. Ferdinand Magellan" who used his position in Portugal to promote seafaring expeditions Magellan was one of the most prominent explorers in history and is still cited in navigation tactics to this day.