The Port Authority will host this Thursday the presentation of the book of Santiago plays

The Acts Hall of the Port Authority of A Coruña will host tomorrow Thursday, May 8, the presentation of the book “Galicia and the second circumnavigation to the Earth. 16th century” (Cartamar editions), whose author is Santiago plays 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. In addition to the publishing house, Cartamar Editions, the presentation of the book of Santiago plays has the support of the Royal Order of Caballeros de María Pita.

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 implies the first of the commemorative acts that are being organized to honor, on the occasion of the V Centenary, the feat of this expedition to the Molucas led by García Jofre de Loaísa.

“On July 24, 1525, the expedition of Loaísa sailed from A Coruña, consisting of 450 men and 7 ships. He was on board and major pilot Juan Sebastián Elcano. The mission was

the ships and the dropout of two others. The remains of the Navy dispersed in a terrible temporal and never met again. Only Nao Capitana reached its destination, where the Portuguese were already established, with which they had an extremely heroic warrior relationship without more support for many years than the arrival of a Nao from Mexico. “

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.

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 “Maluco journey. The hiring house of A Coruña 1522-1529” (Boreal Editions, 2022).