Question

Which statement BEST describes Ferdinand Magellan's time in the South Pacific?

He was overthrown by his crew.
He found silver and gold.
He claimed it for Spain.
He was killed there.

Answer 1

Portuguese--Brazil was the only land the Portuguese held in the New World.

He was killed there.--He was killed in battle in the Philippines

200 (?)--it is actually over 200 that were killed. The ship began with 270 people and returned to Spain with 18 people.

Answer 2

Ferdinand Magellan was killed during his time in the South Pacific.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Pacific Ocean, where he was looking for the Moluccas, Magellan and his people arrived on the island of Cebu, belonging to the archipelago that would later be known as "Philippines Islands" in honor of Philipp II of Spain. They had reached the Far East, fulfilling Christopher Columbus' project.

Magellan perished on April 27, 1521 in the Battle of Mactan, fighting a Cebuan tribe headed by the tribal chief Lapulapu, on the Philippine island of Mactan.