Sexual Identity - the degree of awareness and recognition of sex and sex roles. Gender - behaviors or patterns of activities that a society or culture deems appropriate for men and women. Definitions (cont.) Gender Role - the degree to which a person adopts the gender-specific behaviors ascribed by his or her culture. Gender Identity - the degree to which a person has awareness or recognition that he or she adopts a particular gender role.
This is a beta version of NNDB. King Ferdinand II. Ferdinand V of Castile and Leon, also called Ferdinand II of Aragon, was the son of John I of Aragon by his second marriage with Joanna Henriquez, of the family of the hereditary grand admirals of Castile, and was born at Sos in Aragon on the 10th or 16th of March 1452.
Modern History Sourcebook: Ferdinand Magellan's Voyage Round the World, 1519-1522 CE. Ferdinand de Magellan was born about 1470 of noble parents, and probably spent his boyhood as a page of the Queen of Portugal. As a young man he was in the East India service, then in Morocco. After a slight from King Manuel, he enlisted under the Spanish king, and set forth his project for a trip round the world.