Book Launch – Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan, by Fernández-Armesto

Event Date:

May 3, 2022

Event Time:

7:00 pm

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Book launch with Prof. Felipe Fernández-Armesto

For centuries, Ferdinand Magellan has been celebrated as a hero: a noble adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in an extraordinary feat of human bravery; a paragon of daring and chivalry. Now, renowned historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto draws on extensive and meticulous research to conduct an investigation into Magellan’s life, his character and his ill-fated voyage. 2022 also marks the five hundredth anniversary year of the completion of the voyage of the Victoria.

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By: Instituto Cervantes Londres

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May 3, 2022 7:00 pm

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