Chile's Embassy in Türkiye plans exhibition to celebrate 500th anniversary of Magellan’s voyage
Date
12/15/2022 4:03:15 AM
(MENAFN) The Chilean Embassy in Türkiye planned an exhibition Tuesday in the capital of Ankara to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage.
The display, “Encounter of Three Worlds: 500 Years After the First Circumnavigation of the Earth” took place at the Presidential Nation’s Library.
“The voyage of Magellan represents a milestone in the human history for being the first-ever circumnavigation of the Earth, in addition to several other historical geographical, Political and economic aspects, which should be recognized and highlighted,” on the words of Ambassador Rodrigo Arcos.
“With the completion of the voyage, it was revealed that the roundness of the earth, the existence of a passage to reach the east by traveling westward as well as the existence of the new continent, the wide variety of people that are inhabitants and the cultural difference between them, in other words, the beginning of a universal story, and the beginning of globalization,” he added.
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