Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World

5/2/2023

**A film made to entertain and not worthy of the hatred of people who don't know how to see the past as it should be seen.** It is fashionable to insult past personalities because of their connection with Central Europe's colonial past. It's considered something “modern”, and also a sign of sensitivity towards offended peoples, that is, the natives of countries colonized by Europeans. First, let me make a note to those who were outraged by a film about “colonizers”: I am the Devil. I'm your worst nightmare, the incarnation of your hatreds, and I'm glad for it. Not only am I Portuguese, I am also a descendant of inquisitors, slave traders and navigators. But the most important thing (because I don't allow myself to be defined by my ancestors) is that I am a historian, for me the past is