Ferdinand Magellan set off from Spain 500 years ago on an epoch-making voyage to sail all the way around the globe for the first time. The Portuguese explorer was killed by islanders in the ...

2022 marks the 500th anniversary of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe. It was a turning point in history: an incredible three-year voyage that ushered in a new age. Before this epic journey, ...

Lisbon’s Tower of Belem is so well-placed on the side of Portugual’s Tagus river that one can easily imagine its historical use as a defensive tower. In these extraordinary times, when the globe’s ...

Almost all of what is currently known about the first circumnavigation of the world, one of mankind’s greatest achievements, is from the writings of Antonio Pigafetta, a Venetian born explorer who ...

Ferdinand Magellan set off from Spain 500 years ago on an epoch-making voyage to sail all the way around the globe for the first time. This is what Magellan's carrack looked like P Pulse News Agency ...