Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World

Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World

Haul anchors! Hoist sails!

G 2019 · 85 min · ★ 5.6 · Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, History

The first journey around the world began under the command of Ferdinand Magellan and was concluded by Juan Sebastián Elcano. Five boats left Seville on September 20, 1519. Storms, famine, tribes… Three years later, only one made it back. An incredible adventure around the planet whose roundness was finally proven.

Directed by Ángel Alonso García · Written by José Antonio Vitoria

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