Elcano

Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan and his ship Trinidad on postage stamp

10 August, 2019 - 12:54 ashley cowie

500 Years Ago Today Magellan and Elcano Set Sail to Conquer the World

On August 10, 1519, King Charles of Spain watched naval officers Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano set sail to the ‘Spice Islands’, now the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. 239 brave men...