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A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg --...

For centuries, Ferdinand Magellan has been celebrated as a hero: a noble adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in an extraordinary feat of human bravery, a paragon of daring and chivalry. Now, renowned historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto draws on extensive and meticulous research to conduct a dazzling investigation into Magellan's life, his character and his ill-fated voyage. He shows that Magellan did not attempt—much less accomplish—a journey around the globe, and that in his own lifetime, the explorer was abhorred as a traitor, reviled as a tyrant and dismissed as a failure.

En 1518, un cuarto de siglo después de Cristóbal Colón, Magallanes convenció al rey de España, Carlos I, de que le proporcionara una flota para explorar el mar que separaba Asia de América. A sus treinta y nueve años, al mando de una flota de 5 barcos y 265 hombres, comenzaba un episodio que marcaría la historia de la navegación y de la humanidad.

Nicolaus Copernicus, universal scholar and astronomer: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

A comienzos del siglo dieciséis el mundo cambiaba vertiginosamente. América contribuía a esa efervescencia alimentando la imaginación de los navegantes, que organizaban una expedición tras otra. Los mapas eran continuamente modificados, con el descubrimiento de nuevos territorios. Españoles y portugueses dominaban los mares, los primeros siguiendo la ruta de Colón; los segundos, la de Bartolomé Días, por debajo del África, en dirección a la India.