Elcano assumed command of the remaining vessels after Magellan's death, sailing on from the Philippines to the Spice Islands. And he kept heading westwards - rounding the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, and from there sailing northwards back to Spain. Photo: Handout
The Basque town of Getaria is one of the most beautiful coastal villages in Spain. But its real claim to fame is a man from this town who became the first to voyage around the world 500 years ago.
Counter to what most people believe, that man wasn't Magellan.
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