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Mit feinem Gespür für historische Dramatik und psychologische Tiefe zeichnet Stefan Zweig das Porträt eines der kühnsten Entdecker der Menschheitsgeschichte: Ferdinand Magellan. In einer Zeit, in der die Welt noch voller weißer Flecken war, wagt Magellan das scheinbar Unmögliche – die erste Weltumsegelung. Doch Zweigs Biografie ist weit mehr als ein Abenteuerbericht. Sie ist eine literarische Hommage an den unbeirrbaren Willen, die visionäre Kraft und das stille Heldentum eines Mannes, der gegen Widerstände, Intrigen und Naturgewalten kämpft, um eine Idee zu verwirklichen.

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 --...

Pigafetta's book on Magellan’s travels is an engaging travel narrative honoring the legendary explorer. But it is much more: an accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation of the globe. Pifagetta describes the peoples, countries, goods, and even the languages that were spoken in every area.

In the space of 400 years, Western man methodically set out to explore and map the entire earth. During some of the most dangerous expeditions ever mounted, an extraordinary group of determined men forced passages through vast oceans, dark jungles, and withering deserts. Never has their like been seen since. What drove these soldiers, sailors, and civilians to leave the comforts of civilized life and face the horrors of shipwreck, starvation, cannibals, and disease?

Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth-largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the island nation is an emerging power in the region with a dynamic new leader. It is a land of incredible diversity and unending paradoxes that has a long and rich history stretching back a thousand years and more.

Ferdinand Magellan stood at the bow of his flagship Trinidad in the winter of 1520, scanning the forbidding coastline of what is now southern Argentina. Behind him lay a mutinous crew, dwindling supplies, and the weight of two monarchies' expectations. Ahead stretched an unknown passage that might—or might not—lead to the Pacific Ocean. Like many visionaries throughout history, Magellan possessed a peculiar combination of brilliance and stubbornness that would either change the world or destroy him. In his case, it would do both. Born into the minor Portuguese nobility around 1480, Fernão...

La aventura de Vasco de Gama que le llevó a las Indias através del cabo de Buena Esperanza abrió una guerra por el control de las especias y por el control estratégico mundial que concluiría con la gesta de Magallanes y Elcano: la expedición que dio, a ciegas, la primera vuelta al mundo.

Tout sur cette dinguerie qu'est la première circumnavigation. Ici on parle en détente et on kiffe ce petit bout d'histoire dont je pourrais parler pendant des heures.Les ragots de cette aventure incroyable où les Portugais et les Espagnols se clashent dans une course aux épices, les détails morbides sur la vie difficile à bord de petites nefs lancées sur les océans au 16ème siècle, les informations croustillantes sur les jeux de pouvoir à l'oeuvre entre les différents acteurs de cette épopée...Bienvenue dans le voyage de Magellan ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy ...

Mutiny & Meridian: The Magellan Voyage is a limited podcast series that follows Ferdinand Magellan’s epic 1519–1522 voyage from Spain’s royal courts to the shores of the Pacific and back. Blending rigorous historical research with cinematic storytelling, each episode traces the expedition’s dramatic turns—family betrayals, a deadly mutiny in Patagonia, the discovery of the Strait that bears his name, and Magellan’s final stand in the Philippines. Along the way, we delve into the human stories behind the legend: a Malay interpreter’s loyalty, island alliances sealed in baptism, ...

Ferdinand Magellan was unquestionably one of the more remarkable figures of the Age of Exploration, and given his fateful expedition, he has the era's most unique legacy. Today he is remembered as the first man to circumnavigate the globe, despite the fact he died thousands of miles away from Spain in the Philippines. It is also commonly overlooked that among the famous and historic expeditions in the early 16th century, Magellan's was by far the most dangerous, unique, and adventurous.

From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader—an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and SpaceX mission manager—an “engaging” (Tim Marshall, New York Times bestselling author) chronicle showcasing our human desire to continually explore new and uncharted territory, from...

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.