Magallanes-Elcano…. And they traveled the world (First step towards Globalization) is the title of the conference organized by the philologist and author. Jose Enrique Gil-Delgado He teaches at the Alicante College of Physicians on Wednesday at 18:30.
Born in Madrid in 1944, his last two novels, also an academician of the Television Academy, ...And found the Strait of Magellan and more …And Elcano circumnavigated the Earth. Both novels have been approved by the National Commission. Centennial of the First Worldwide and its author was awarded the Navy Cross of Merit by the Chief of the Defense Staff, Admiral General Teodoro Esteban López-Calderón.
In his speech, he will touch on the subject of Elcano and the Convent of Santa Faz, because the sailor left a legacy in favor of this temple in his will, which was published on July 26, 1526, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. about 24 ducats He said he left the monastery in Alicante, where he wanted to go on a pilgrimage, “because he couldn’t go.”
two books
He tells his story in his first books. Magellan and as a German cosmographer martin behamOn his deathbed, he reveals a secret to the Portuguese sailor: “A passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, which will enable us to reach the Spice Islands by always sailing westward”. Magellan offers to undertake the expedition before the King of Portugal, but is refused. He crosses to Spain, where he is received by King-Emperor Carlos, who provides him with support and funding, and the sailor undertakes the navigation, described in detail by Antonio de Pigafetta, the official historian of the expedition.
In the second novel, readers Magellan and Elcano At the confluence of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. From there they will navigate the waters in an almost endless stretch. They will recognize unusually beautiful places, be surprised to discover completely unknown cultures, and be fascinated by the fauna and flora of places they have never heard of before.
Gil-Delgado was a consultant. BBC-ENGLISH for Spain and participated in the broadcast of the English program on television. follow me and in the development of its interactive version from FUNDESCO (The Telephone Company Foundation).
He gave and participated in conferences. seminars at universities At the Cervantes Institutes in Cambridge, London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Paris, Madrid, New York, Buenos Aires, Lisbon, Coimbra, Porto or Las Palmas and also in London, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Tel Aviv.