MAGELLAN: ELCANO

September 20, 1519.

The activity on the deck is frantic. Sailors run from side to side, loading the final batch of supplies.On the royal stand, set up in the harbour, the preparation is intense. The King has arrived to watch the fleet set sail: five mighty ships, commanded by five shrewd captains, whose intelligence will be put to the test in the years to come. The cannons’ roar, giving the departure signal. The anchors are pulled up, and the sails unfurled. The voyage that will circle the globe has just begun.