They argue that Ferdinand Magellan, the commander of the first successful expedition around the world, should be erased from astronomical terminology. The appeal to cease using the name Magellanic ...

Locals threw thousands of colourful candles into a Catholic shrine while making wishes. Footage shows the devotees crowding ...

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal into an influential family. His parents died when he was 10 and he was sent to the queen's court. When he was 12, he became a page for the queen.

The Philippines, for decades, has been the stronghold of Catholicism in Asia, with almost 80 percent of the population ...

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.

The series begins with a song celebrating two great explorers - Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan. We meet our presenters, Jenny and Wayne, before setting our chronometers to travel to ...

PARTICIPANTS joining the 460th Fiesta Señor seaborne procession must ensure their sea vessels or watercraft are registered to ...

As the fluvial procession concluded, the Sagrada Familia, along with devotees, made a short procession to the Basilica Minore ...

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan first arrived here about 500 years ago, cruising through Tierra del Fuego's remote straits on a quest for Asian spices. And in the 1800s, Charles Darwin ...

CEBU City is gearing up for the much-anticipated Sinulog Festival 2025 on Jan. 19, a vibrant cultural and religious ...

Francis Drake's successful voyage included British sailors' arrival in California and the plundering of a glut of Spanish riches that sustained Elizabeth I's empire Eli Wizevich Page 1 of 1 ...