Magellan was first to sail around the world, right? Think again. Five hundred years on, the explorer’s legacy is complicated—and contested.

The 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the globe puts new light on the shocking testimonies of those who took part in the voyage that changed the world forever.

240 men started Magellan's voyage around the world. Only 18 finished it. The explorer died on a Philippines beach in April 1521, joining the scores who perished in Spain's quest to circumnavigate ...

Dr. Fernando Santiago of the De La Salle University Southeast Asia Research Center read a paper on Magellan’s slave Enrique de Malacca that was fascinating. He appears in the historical record under ...

The Philippines is taking an Indigenous-led approach to remembering European colonialism in the Pacific — a refreshing contrast to the dominant stories about James Cook in Australia and New Zealand.

COMMENT | Globalisation’s beginnings are symbolised by Ferdinand Magellan’s near circumnavigation of the world half a millennium ago. But its history is not simply of connection and trade, but ...