Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple:
Ferdinand Magellan...(be) a Portuguese sailor who...(want) to sail around the world. Emperor Charles V of spain...(give) him five ships and two hundred and sixty-five Spanish sailors. They...(leave) Spain on 20th September 1519 and...(begin) their long and dangerous journey.
On the journey,Magellan ...(discover) the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, he and many of the sailors...(die) in a battle on 27th April ,1512. After that,a Spanish sailor...(take) control of the ships and...(set off) to complete the voyage. Only one ship and sixteen men...(survive) the journey. Yhey... (Arrive) back in Spain on 6th September, 1522. They...(be) the first men to sail around the world.