Answer:
Other explorers used the Eastward route but magellan went Westward
Explanation:
As a young man, Magellan had served in the West Indies. So he was well acquainted with the long sea route to Asia that goes Eastward from Europe and passing through the Cape of Good Hope
He believed he could get an easier route Westward. So in the year 1519, he was in charge of a Spanish expedition to find the Western route to Asia. They set off with a fleet known as the Armada de Molucca.