The first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by the expedition led initially by Ferdinand Magellan and later by Juan Sebastián Elcano, stands as one of history’s greatest maritime ...

Guam today celebrated Magellan Day, the 409th anniversary of its discovery by Ferdinand Magellan on his first circumnavigation of the earth.

That biography made him realize what it meant to sail around the world for the first time and inspired him to write his first novel, Nadie lo sabe. The novel, written in the form of a thriller, uses ...

Premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, 'Magellan' sees Gael García Bernal and Lav Diaz unite for an immersive epic. Read our review.

Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan began a historic journey to circumnavigate the globe. Simple, right? Not really— the explorer and his voyage are a study in contradiction. Magellan was ...

Filipino director Lav Diaz has hinted that a short version of his long-awaited feature starring Gael García Bernal as 16th Century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan could premiere in Cannes ...

AROUND this time of year in 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan was in Philippine waters. In a little over three weeks from today, 504 years ago, he would be dead, killed by tribesmen led by ...

Ferdinand Magellan, born in Portugal around 1480, is most renowned for orchestrating the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Despite being Portuguese, he spearheaded a Spanish expedition that changed ...

Older Filipinos will remember Yoyoy Villame’s song, with a sticky tune and lyrics, poking fun at Ferdinand Magellan. That was in 1972 and Magellan was Villame’s first recording, launching his ...

Notably, he was involved in the battle that slayed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. To mark his accomplishments, the Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party is set to be an all-out shindig to ...

Residents gathered around Humåtak Bay Monday to watch the reenactment of Ferdinand Magellan’s landing on Guam, but the solemn event commemorating CHamoru Heritage Day wasn’t accompanied by ...