It was the NHCP that gave former President Rodrigo Duterte the warrant to replace the celebration of the quincentennial of Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe on March 16, 1521, with the ...

The Portuguese controlled this route. But Magellan wondered if it was possible ... His men reached the Spice Islands in November, 1521. One of the ships was captured by the Spanish.

You’ll recognize the year 1521, marking the arrival in ... The facts speak otherwise. Magellan’s crew sought a westward route from Europe to the “Spice Islands” for prized cloves and ...