“It was not that he lacked discipline, or the support of the men; the problem was that Espinosa, a soldier, was simply not qualified to command a ship.” — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
“Magellan's thirst for glory, under cover of religious zeal, led him fatally astray.” — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
“On September 6, 1522, a battered ship appeared on the horizon … A small pilot boat was dispatched to lead the strange ship over… — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
“Fernão de Magalhães, or Ferdinand Magellan. According to most accounts, he was born in 1480, in the remote mountain parish of Sabrosa, the seat… — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
“There was one other distraction on the island of Gomera: Doña Beatriz de Bobadilla. Or, as she was known in the Canaries, “Bobadilla the… — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
“Their conversations turned to religion, and Pigafetta persuaded the prisoner to convert to Christianity. He was baptized, and the giant, whose original name Pigafetta… — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
“It was not that he lacked discipline, or the support of the men; the problem was that Espinosa, a soldier, was simply not qualified… — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
“Stripped of his command, and having learned nothing from the experience of his failed mutiny, Cartagena grew intensely resentful of his inexperienced replacement. From… — Laurence Bergreen Copy Share Image
