Synopsis
Magallanes (Magellan), Elcano, Urdaneta, and Legazpi are the heroic names associated with the famous first global circumnavigation that took place in the 15th century. This book, part of the "Narrativas Historicas" series of historical novels, captures the explorers' adventures, sufferings, and triumphs.

Rosset, with many literary works to his credit, including various Spanish-English grammar guides and two World War II novels, is an avid investigator of Spanish naval history and a former merchant marine. He has combined his expe-rience with extensive historical archival research to produce this lengthy volume.

The personalities of these famous historical figures are skillfully brought to life, and the reader is swept up into the lives of Juan Sebastian Elcano and Andres de Urdaneta, the central, heroic characters of the novel. Magallanes, on the other hand, is characterized as a pompous disciplinarian whose faults lead to his death as well as the deaths of over three-quarters of his crew. Source: Publishers Weekly