The Departure of the Nao Victoria

In 2004, to commemorate the first voyage around the world made between 1519 and 1522, a replica of the Nao Victoria set sail from Seville to travel around the globe again. From 2004 to 2006, it sailed 26,894 miles and visited 17 countries. It was the first historical replica to circumnavigate the earth.

The boat was built in Spain in 1991 following extensive historical research led by Ignacio Fernández Vidal, its designer and builder.