Spanish ship ‘Elcano’ to visit the PH

Just in time for the Philippine quincentennial celebration, the Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián Elcano will arrive in the country to re-enact one of the most significant achievements in the history of mankind – the first circumnavigation of the world.

The Philippine leg of the navigation is a key part of the tour around the world that the Spanish training ship is making to commemorate the Magallanes-Elcano expedition route that made circumnavigation possible for the first time ever around the globe, the Spanish Embassy said in a statement over the weekend.

“Elcano” will arrive in Guiuan (Eastern Samar) on March 16, 2021, in Suluan and Homonhon Islands until March 18, and later in Cebu from March 20-22. These are the very places where the Spanish expedition made its first visual contact, landing and human encounter exactly on those exact dates 500 years ago.