Ferdinand magellan and the battle of mactan by the history guy. Ferdinand magellan was a portuguese explorer who organised the spanish expedition to the. In command of five ships and 270 men, magellan sailed. Ferdinand magellan is best known for being an explorer for portugal, and later spain, who discovered the strait of magellan while leading the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe. He assembled a fleet of ships and despite huge setbacks, his own death included. Includes bibliographical references page 62 and index. Explorer ferdinand magellan, with the support of king charles v of spain, set out to circumnavigate the globe. The childrens book tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight in bullfights. He grew up in a wealthy family and served as a page in the royal court. Victoria, one of the original five ships, circumnavigated the globe, finishing 16 months after the explorers death. Ferdinand magellan voyages of discovery circumnavigation. Animated film about ferdinand magellan accused of glamorizing a tyrannical colonizer a new animated film featuring the purported exploits of portuguese ferdinand magellan during. He was born near the city of porto or sabrosa and is known as the first person to circumnavigate the earth.
To commemorate this historic event, a spanish film producer filmax and distributor dibulitoon decided to create an animated movie depicting how portuguese ferdinand magellan and spaniard juan sebastian elcano circumnavigated the world and landed in the philippines. I agree that it is a ripoff of 2001, especially the computers hal like voice. Ferdinand magellan voyages of discovery circumnavigation part. The expeditions goal was to find a western route to the moluccas spice islands. Organizirao je i vodio prvo putovanje oko svijeta 1519. A new animated film featuring the purported exploits of portuguese ferdinand magellan during the spanish expedition in the 1500s, has struck quite a. The animated film elcano and magellan, the first voyage around the world has drawn flak on social media after a controversial teaser depicting spanish colonizer ferdinand magellan as a. Ferdinand magellan voyages of discovery circumnavigation part 14 weestenna. Most popular ferdinand magellan movies and tv shows imdb. Set against the backdrop of industrial atlanta, our scrawny hero, magellan, walks to and from middleschool everyday with his popular latchkey classmate, tiana. En route he discovered what is now known as the strait of magellan and became the first european to cross the pacific ocean.
Ferdinand magellan led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world. So the ai running the ship and the ship itself is named after this man. Magellan, the survival space research vessel in the 2001 science fiction film ice planet magellan, an interstellar ark or generation starship in arthur c. Ferdinand magellan 1480 27 april 1521 was a portuguese explorer. Ferdinand magellan simple english wikipedia, the free. Slated for a january 2020 release in philippine cinemas, the animated film features the battle of mactan between lapulapu and magellan. Manilaan animated film that features the battle of mactan between filipino hero lapulapu and portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan is. The documentary, tells the story of the schurmann family while they sail around the world retracing ferdinand magellan voyage. Manila, philippines the philippine distributor of the spanishmade animated film about portuguese conquistador ferdinand magellan will reevaluate the movie.
Filipinos blast animated film elcano and magellan for. Distributor ng animated film na elcano and magellan, magiimbita ng mga historian at. Ferdinand magellan was a renowned portuguese explorer. In this movie they are trying to be the first to circumvent the universe though. Born around 1480 at sabrosa, near villa real, in the. He sits in the middle of the bull ring failing to take heed of any of the provocations of the matador and others to fight. Elizabeths pirates british history documentary timeline duration.
Most of it focuses on the experiences of the lone astronaut, which suggests a loose comparison to 2009s moon, which was a much better movie. Ferdinand magellan voyages of discovery circumnavigation part 14 duration. A film celebrating magellans arrival in the country which spain would later place under tyrannical rule for 300 years. Ferdinand magellan was born in portugal, either in the city of porto or in sabrosa, circa 1480. He also discovered a passage from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean that is today called the straits of magellan. He was acquired as a slave by the portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan in 1511 at the age of 14 years, probably in the early stages of the. Massive outrage sparks over spanishproduced animated feature. Named after the portuguese explorer, the ferdinand magellan also known as u. An animated film produced by a basque countrybased studio about the voyage of portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan and spanish navigator juan sebastian elcano earned criticisms in. Ferdinand magellan biography, voyage, discoveries, death. All critics 1 fresh 1 the film remains equivocal as to whether rogers outerspace excursion is an audacious endeavour in the service of earthly affairs, or an irresponsible evasion of them. After nasa picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut roger nelson is dispatched on a multiyear solo mission aboard the magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources. The current owner gold coast railroad museum in miamidade county, florida, acquired it in 1959. It drew criticism over the portrayal of the natives in what the spanish.
Ph distributor to reevaluate elcano and magellan film. The expedition of ferdinand magellan lost nearly everything but still made a profit in the end, yet the survivors were labeled as traitors. Apparently, it was produced to celebrate the 500th anniv of the circumnavigation of the globe. He became the first european to sail the pacific ocean, and the first to sail around the world. That people actually got paid to make this film gives hope to anyone wanting to give hollywood a.
Magellans circumnavigation was a complex eventa feat of navigation. From 1519 to 1522, he organized the spanish voyage to the east indies which led to the first perambulation of the earth. He served the portuguese fleet for a few years and then started working towards searching westerly route. Ferdinand magellan the presidential pullman is a documentary film covering the historical perspective of a pullman passenger car, highlighting the role it played as u. The story of ferdinand 1936 is the best known work written by american author munro leaf and illustrated by robert lawson. Ferdinand magellan was a was a portuguese explorer who organised the spanish expedition to the east indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the earth. After 33 years, kidlats film about magellans slave debuts. Manilaan animated film that features the battle of mactan between filipino hero lapulapu and portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan is an opportunity for the public to learn more about their ancestors, the state history agency said friday. Ferdinand magellan bio wiki, affair, married, gay, age. Clarkes science fiction novel the songs of distant earth other arts, entertainment, and media edit. Animated movie on magellan draws flak from filipino. Teaser, poster for elcano and magellan movie draw flak. The film follows the voyage of portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan and spanish navigator juan sebastian elcano. The film s lead characters portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan and spanish explorer juan sebastian elcano set out on their maiden voyage to explore the world and their last stop, or at least magellan s last stop, was the philippines.
The controversial movie follows the voyage of portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan and spanish navigator juan sebastian elcano. When he started the film in 1980, tahimik cast a german gardener, george steinberg, in the role of magellan. Animated film about ferdinand magellan accused of glamorizing a. In search of fame and fortune, portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan c.
The first voyage around the world is a film for audiences of all ages. Made in collaboration with epic history tv, check out the other episode in this double bill, francis drake here. Hollywood likes to tell us lies that the government should waste trillions of dollars to send people to mars, then, these astronauts would be called heroes merely because they survived, not because they. Magellan tells the story of an astronaut sent into deep space to try and find three sources of signals being sent to to earth. Film slammed for depicting magellan, spanish colonizers as. His parents were members of the portuguese nobility and after their deaths, magellan became a. Elcano and magellan, the first voyage around the world. Animated spanish movie on portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan has drawn much criticism in social media, particularly on twitter for alleged inaccurate story telling.
Ferdinand magellan first circumnavigation of the earth youtube. Ferdinand magellan is a famous name for the people who follow up ancient explorers. Portuguese navigator ferdinand magellan sets sail from spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich spice islands of indonesia. I think ferdinand magellan would also be angry with this use of his name. Magellan film a chance for pinoys to learn more about. See the fact file below for more information on ferdinand magellan or alternatively, you can download our 25page ferdinand magellan worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. The circumnavigation confirmed the idea that the world was round rather than flat. Panglima awang, was a member of the magellan elcano expedition that completed the first circumnavigation of the world in 15191522.
The first circumnavigation of the world led by ferdinand magellan, it took 3 years to complete and only 1 of the original 5 ships made it home. Growing up ferdinand magellan was born in 1480 in northern portugal. A very interesting lowbudget movie by tasty muffin productions about ferdinand magellan, the first man to circumnavigate the world. Born in 1480, his birthplace is recorded as either sabrosa or porto in portugal. The ferdinand magellan was designated a national historic landmark by. The first voyage around the world in 1519 has reached its 500 th anniversary.
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