The first circumnavigation of the world started 500 years ago with Christ and cannons.

With Magellan as General Captain, five ships set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda on 20 September 1519. He and his crew discovered the Strait of Magellan at the end of 1520 and were the first Europeans to cross the Pacific. After reaching today’s Philippines, Magellan fell in battle with Visayan…

The first circumnavigation of the world started 500 years ago with Christ and cannons. Weiterlesen »