Ferdinand Magellan is, without a doubt, one of the great personalities of the period of great European navigations and the Portuguese circumnavigation undertaking. Imbued with an adventurous spirit and eagerness to explore the seas, Ferdinand Magellan goes down in history as an exquisite navigator and fearless explorer in his odyssey until his death in combat in the Philippines.
Santiago de Compostela, the sanctuary city of Saint James in Spain, is the cradle of Christian Iberian spirituality and culture. As a place of destination for pilgrims from different cultures and countries, it is a symbol of cultural diversity in the unity of Church of Christ. It also synthesizes the cultural unifying ideal of “Hispanidad”, which is associated with the image of Saint James the Conquerer. An image which inspired further the Spanish ideological project of a Christian Empire in America.