The first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by the expedition led initially by Ferdinand Magellan and later by Juan ...

Magellan was Portuguese, but sailed on behalf of Spain. He was a formidable captain, but his crew hated him. His expedition was the first to sail around the world, but he didn’t end up circling ...

Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz's feature about devastation wreaked by European conquistadors in the Pacific debuted in Cannes.

Set in the 16th century, the film follows Magellan, a young and ambitious ... He persuades the Spanish Crown to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. But the voyage is ...

The phrase means “Hail, noble captain; it has been done again” and, along with the accompanying dates, refers to the beginning of the expedition that achieved ... for his mission the voyage begun by ...

Diaz centers Magellan in the story as required ... of the First Circumnavigation of the World (or the “Magellan expedition”), stars Rodrigo Santoro as Magellan and is directed by Simon ...

The expedition will also hold a service in memory ... A full scan of the ship was completed by Magellan Ltd., a deep-sea mapping company, in 2022. That produced 700,000 images that were used ...

The film, set in the 16th century, follows Magellan, a young and ambitious ... and persuades the Spanish monarchy to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East.