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What if Magellan Had Survived Mactan?
What if Magellan Had Survived Mactan?
My good friend and academic colleague Dr. Michael Gonzalez dared me to take an “alternative” perspective and give my “take” on Philippine history based on published facts. Being a good sport, I took his dare. I will therefore take a known historical fact that is part of the canon and then ponder the possibilities of what could have happened had it gone differently.
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Published at 2018-03-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Stories
Tags: Magellan
Surprising Facts about Ferdinand Magellan and His Voyage to the Philippines
Surprising Facts about Ferdinand Magellan and His Voyage to the Philippines
As a page in the Portuguese King’s court, young Magellan was introduced to Rui de Faleiro, an old famous navigator who sailed with Vasco de Gama. Faleiro brought with him a small globe of the world. Magellan studied that globe very extensively during his future trip.
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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, History
Tags: Facts, Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan: Filipino History's
Ferdinand Magellan: Filipino History's
While Spain considers Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan a hero, being the leader of the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe, the Philippines think of him otherwise. Many Filipinos know him as the voyager who fell to his death at the hands of a Filipino hero.
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Published at 2018-02-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : History
Tags: Magellan