Maps and the first trip around the world. The expedition of Magellan and Elcano - IGNSpain
Channel: IGNSpain
Date: 2023-10-03

🎙 The quote from this video is the inaugural presentation of our colleague, Marcos Pavo López, head of the Central Cartography Registry Area at IGN (National Geographic Institute).

🔸 The first circumnavigation of the world, which began in 1519 and ended in 1522, is the greatest exploratory feat in history, which can be compared to more recent achievements such as landing on the Moon. This Spanish enterprise was driven and captained by the Portuguese immigrant to Spain, Fernando de Magallanes, and commanded back to Seville by Juan Sebastián Elcano, a native of Getaria.

🔸 Our exhibition showcases interesting aspects of the journey through a cartographic journey: its background, preparations, development, and consequences.

🔸 Starting from ancient geographical concepts, we will reach the unexpected discovery of the American continent, the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the world between Spain and Portugal, cartographic espionage between the two Iberian powers, the spice trade as the main goal of the expedition, and the first maps of the Strait of Magellan and the Moluccas Islands, all set in 16th-century Spain.

🧐 You can view this exhibition at:

📍 Government Sub-delegation in Álava
Olaguíbel, No. 1
01001 Vitoria-Gasteiz (Araba/Álava)

­👩‍🦱 Visiting hours
Monday to Friday from 09:00 am to 02:00 pm.

🧑‍🏫 Guided tours
To arrange school and group visits in the afternoon: visitaselcano.alava@correo.gob.es

🗓️ Dates
From September 15th to December 29th, 2023

For more information, visit:

https://www.ign.es/web/ign/portal/ic-salas-exposiciones

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