The auditorium of the Port Authority of A Coruña will host next Thursday, May 8, the presentation of the book “Galicia and the second circumnavigation to the Earth. 16th century” (Cartamar editions), whose author is Santiago Play Puig. It will be at 7:00 p.m. at the headquarters of Avenida de la Marina, 3 and in the act, the author will be accompanied by the president of the Port Authority of A Coruña, Martín Fernández Prado, and the journalist Montse Carneiro. The event will be with free admission until capacity is completed.
The work of Playa Puig (Pontevedrés by birth and adoption coruñés) recalls the epic of the second circumnavigation to the earth of the 16th century, after that of Magallanes-Elcano (1519-1522). The presentation of this book also supposes the first of the commemorative acts that are being organized and prepared for the coming months on the occasion of the V Centenary of this expedition to the Molucas, which García Jofre de Loaís captained.
“On July 24, 1525, the expedition of Loaís sailed from A Coruña, consisting of 450 men and 7 ships. He was a second of aboard and major pilot Juan Sebastián Elcano. The mission was to reach the Molucas Islands to begin the spice trade. The navigation difficulties caused the sinking of one of the ships and the desection of two others. In a terrible temporal and never met again.
This summarizes the deed the work of Play Puig, which adds: “In the V Centenary of the circumnavigation of the Loaísa expedition, it is essential Routes and everything was unknown, regardless of the dangers they had to face.
About the author
Santiago Play Puig has a degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela, professor and writer. He is the author of books such as “The Port of A Coruña. Economic Evolution 1962-1985”, published by the Diputación de A Coruña in 1991, and “Selaplo al Maluco. The House of Hiring of Speciería de A Coruña 1522-1529” (Boreal Editions, 2022).
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