MAGELLAN
THE ORIGIN OF PATAGONIA
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Ferdinand Magellan was a navigator of the South Seas, persistent in the search for a route from Europe through the west to the spices of Indonesia. He sailed to the ends of the world, discovering a passage that joins the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean through Patagonia. The adventures talked about this episode and the stories that happened to it are fascinating. Magellan managed to convince the king of Spain to carry out this ambitious exploration. If successful, it would allow Spain to be part of the trade in spices, silks and slaves, wresting the monopoly from Venice and fracturing the supremacy of Portugal that controlled that route through southern Africa and the Indian Sea. This history of Magellan written by Jaime Said is the product of exhaustive research of many years in the archives and libraries of Madrid and the General Archive of the Indies in Seville.
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The maritime adventure that changed the history of the world. A story of Magellan and his voyage to the ends of the earth in 1520 to find Patagonia and the strait that joins the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, in order to reach the spice islands in Indonesia.
About the Author
Jaime Said is a Chilean writer of stories related to Patagonia. He lives in the city of Frutillar, Chilean Patagonia. He has written the biography of Darwin and Voltaire, 2150 Apocalipsis, Pirates of the Queen and Patagonia. This history book based on the life of Magellan, includes incursions into the denomination of origin of the region and a deep analysis of the limits of Patagonia. It is considered a book of great historical value. The author researched the General Archive of the Indies and the libraries of Santiago, Madrid, Paris and London.