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the name of kings who financed empires and bulls who preferred flowers to fighting.
means a spanish and portuguese royal name meaning bold voyager, now split between conquistador history and a pacifist cartoon bull.
from from the germanic fardinand, fusing fardi (journey) and nand (brave) — carried into iberia by visigothic kings, later made globally famous by ferdinand ii of aragon, who bankrolled columbus in 1492.
columbus sponsorferdinand ii funded the 1492 voyage west
pacifist iconferdinand the bull refused to fight, just smelled flowers
assassination sparkarchduke ferdinand's death triggered world war one
magellan's real nameferdinand magellan led the first circumnavigation attempt
for instance
ferdinand ii of aragon — united spain with isabella, funded columbus in 1492
franz ferdinand — archduke shot in sarajevo, 1914, igniting wwi
ferdinand magellan — portuguese explorer, first fleet to circle the globe, 1519
ferdinand the bull — 1936 munro leaf book, later disney's gentle pacifist bull