Question

Which of the following describes a similarity between Ferdinand Magellan and Hernan Cortes ?

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

c) Both engaged in violent conflicts with indigenous peoples in the territories they explored

Ferdinand Magellan was one of the first individuals to cross all the meridians of the globe, sailing to the Pacific through the South American straits that now bear his name. Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquisitador who overthrew the Aztec Empire and won Mexico for Spain. While conquering this places both had conflics with indigenous people related to ownership of the land.

Answer 2

The best option in terms of a similarity between Ferdinand Magellan and Hernan Cortes would be that "c) Both engaged in violent conflicts with indigenous peoples in the territories they explored," since they intended to exploit the natives tat they found.