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The film was made controversial in the Philippines for its inaccurate portrayal of the Filipino natives, especially Lapulapu, who led the Battle of Mactan that killed Magellan. [2] At the 34th Goya Awards, it earned a nomination for Best Animated Film. The OST "Confía en el Viento" was sung by La Oreja De Van Gogh.
Antonio Pigafetta (Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo piɡaˈfetta]; c. 1491 – c. 1531) was a Venetian scholar and explorer. In 1519, he joined the Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the world's first circumnavigation, and is best known for being the chronicler of the voyage.
Portrayed by Kidlat Tahimik in his 2015 Filipino feature film Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III; Portrayed by Aryan Farhan in the 2017 Portuguese-Malaysian documentary film Henry of Malacca: A Malay and Magellan; Portrayed by Jon Samaniego in the 2019 Spanish CG animated film Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World
The Magellan expedition, sometimes termed the Magellan–Elcano expedition, was a 16th-century Spanish expedition planned and led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. One of the most important voyages in the Age of Discovery , its purpose was to secure a maritime trade route with the Moluccas , or Spice Islands, in present-day Indonesia .
Lapulapu [2] [3] [4] (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, [5] was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines.Lapulapu is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula.
The documentary producer, Wade Gardner, said Booker's father, Rev. Benjamin Roosevelt Booker, Sr. was one of the many leaders in Memphis who helped bring King to Memphis for his final and fateful ...
Magellan was born in northern Portugal, possibly around 1480. [10] [note 1] His father, Pedro de Magalhães, was a minor member of Portuguese nobility [13] and mayor of the town. His mother was Alda de Mezquita. [14] Magellan's siblings included Diogo de Sousa and Isabel Magellan. [15] He was brought up as a page of Queen Eleanor, consort of ...
Who killed John F. Kennedy? 60 years after the President's assassination on November 22, 1963, a botched investigation clouds our conclusions about the crime.