Magellan: Povijest prve plovidbe oko svijeta

Magellan, a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain, sets out from Seville with five ships and 270 sailors, searching for a western route to the Spice Islands. The voyage begins by sailing across the Atlantic to Brazil, with mutinies and the loss of the ship Santiago. In October 1520, Magellan discovers the passage that bears his name, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which he names because of its calm waters. A hundred days of sailing in the Pacific Ocean bring hunger, scurvy, and despair, as the crew eats skin and rats. In March 1521, they arrive in the Mariana Islands, and then in the Philippines, where Magellan dies in a clash with the natives on April 27. Juan Sebastián Elcano takes command and completes the voyage with the ship Victoria, returning to Spain on September 6, 1522, with 18 sailors and a cargo of spices. Baumgardt emphasizes Magellan's vision, courage, and tragic fate, but also proof that the Earth is a sphere, which changes the perception of the world.