ON-LINE COURSE

TEACHER:

Violeta Bandres

We will begin with an introduction to 16th century Europe in order to contextualise the situation in the Basque Country at the time of the Magellan-Elkano expedition.

GUEST SPEAKER:

Álvaro Aragón Ruano
PhD in History, Associate Professor, Department of Medieval, Modern and American History. Faculty of Arts. University of the Basque Country

TEACHER:

Violeta Bandres

We will focus on the reason for the expedition to the Moluccas in search of the precious spices, organised from the Casa de Contratación in Seville, the key city in all of Castile’s expeditions to the West Indies, and the extensive Basque participation in all the estates of the Andalusian city.

GUEST SPEAKER:

Amaia Rojo Sierra
Bachelor and Master’s Degree in History,University of the Basque Country

Paco Toledo Román
Experience classroom coordinator University of Seville.

TEACHER:

Violeta Bandres

This theme will deal with the preparations for the expedition, the various trades and professions required on land and on board and the peculiarities of the vessels used, among others. This stage of the voyage will end with Magellan’s death in April 1521.

GUEST SPEAKER:

Daniel Zulaika
Doctor of Medicine and Degree in History, Elkano Foundation Advisory Board

TEACHER:

Violeta Bandres

When Elkano was appointed captain of the expedition in September 1521, they managed to reach the Moluccas two years after the expedition began. With Elkano’s decision, they returned to Seville and set sail on the first round-the-world voyage.

GUEST SPEAKER:

Xabier Alberdi Lonbide
PhD in History, director of the Basque Maritime Museum – EIM

TEACHER:

Violeta Bandres

This theme will deal with the geographical, human and cultural diversity that the participants of the Magellan-Elkano expedition encountered, and will reflect on discovery: what is discovery, who discovers whom, who teaches whom, what is discovery, what is discovery, who discovers whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom, who teaches whom?

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Nelson Aguilera
Anthropologist, Universidad de Magallanes (Chile)

¿Cómo era la ciencia y tecnología en el s. XVI, capaz de lograr dar la 1º vuelta al mundo? Nada que ver con la actual, pero suficientemente avanzada para conseguirlo.

El desarrollo constante de nuevos aparatos de medición unido a los conocimientos adquiridos por la experiencia en diferentes materias logró dar el primer paso hacia la globalización del planeta.

TEACHER:

Violeta Bandres

Every feat must be told. Each interlocutor can transmit and receive the same message in very different ways, creating a great variety of accounts, sometimes even contradictory, of the same event. The adventures of the first round-the-world voyage are no exception. This theme aims to explore the different interpretations of this feat and its protagonists.

GUEST SPEAKER:

TEACHER:

Violeta Bandres

Cada hazaña debe ser contada. Cada interlocutor puede transmitir y recibir el mismo mensaje de maneras muy diferentes, creando una gran variedad de relatos, a veces incluso contradictorios, sobre un mismo acontecimiento. Las aventuras de la primera vuelta al mundo no son una excepción. Este tema pretende explorar las diferentes interpretaciones de esta hazaña y de sus protagonistas.

GUEST SPEAKER:

José Mari Larramendi
Anthropologist, Elkano Foundation Advisory Board