Spain, 1519. Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator in the service of King Charles I, undertakes, at the command of five ships, a commercial expedition to the Moluccas. The story of the first circumnavigation of the world, completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano in 1522.
spice
oceanic expedition
philippine history
16th century
portuguese history
spanish history
circumnavigation
hispanic monarchy (spanish empire)