On September 6th, 1522, just over 500 years ago, a ship called the Victoria, with 18 sailors aboard, captained by the Basque sailor Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476-1526), entered Sanlúcar de Barrameda, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river in Spain; two days later, the
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Antonio Pigafetta Relates His Voyage Around…
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On September 6th, 1522, just over 500 years ago, a ship called the Victoria, with 18 sailors aboard, captained by the Basque sailor Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476-1526), entered Sanlúcar de Barrameda, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river in Spain; two days later, the