Dan Coleman

47%
Flag icon
Magellan decided to name the archipelago after Lazarus, but twenty-two years later, another European explorer, Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, reached these islands and later named them Las Islas Filipinas—the Philippines—after King Philip of Spain.
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open Preview