Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan began a historic journey to ... celebrations in 2021 will include replacing a 10-foot statue of Lapu-Lapu in the city that bears his name.

The statue honoring him survived the latest ... This monument marks the spot where explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed on Mactan Island in 1521. Shortly before his death, Magellan landed ...

At the center of the main square in Punta Arenas, Chile, is a towering bronze statue of Ferdinand Magellan, the legendary explorer who visited Patagonia in the early 1500s. Below him, also in ...

Most visitors flock to Chile's southernmost province—also known as Magallanes (named after 16th-century conquistador Ferdinand Magellan)—to admire Patagonia's breathtaking landscape.

Three years before, the ship had set out from port as part of a proud, five-ship flotilla under the command of captain-general Ferdinand Magellan. Since then, of the four other ships, three were ...

Yet it has a rich history that includes Ferdinand Magellan's stop nearby in 1521 ... strode ashore a beach near Tacloban in 1944. The statue honoring him survived the latest storm.