The Transformation

A new connected world

Shaping the oceans

Find out how the ocean became the epicenter of modern geopolitics

The oceans

The Ocean Before And After Elcano

Discover how the voyages of the 16th century transformed the way people viewed the ocean

The oceans

Spain And The Adventure Of The South Sea

Find out how the first circumnavigation and others shaped the Pacific ocean

The oceans

Exploring The Pacific: The Unknown Ocean

An insight into Spain's Quest for the Pacific

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Mapping a "New World"

The transformation of the European conception of the world

"What we should value most highly is that we have traveled around the entire circumference of the world, setting off to the west and returning from the east."Juan Sebastián Elcano

The Manila Galleon Trade Route

Maritime trade and cultural transitions between Asia, America and Europe

Food

Gastronomic Innovation And Tradition

Explore the shared heritage of Spanish and Filipino cuisine

Arts

The Asian Influence In The American Arts

Discover the role that Latin America played in the arts as a bridge between Europe and Asia

Flavors that sail across the seas

A journey through the history of culinary exchanges

Food Exchange Routes

Explore the routes running between Spain, the Americas and the Philippines

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A global cuisine

Discover the meeting points between the Spanish and the Philippines gastronomy

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A Documentary About Culinary Exchanges

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Gastronomy In Slow Motion

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What are the Spice Islands now known as?
The Moluccas Islands
Spices in wooden bowls
The Marquesas Islands
The Canary Islands
The Moluccas Islands
The Hawaiian Islands
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The Suez Canal: A new sea route

A direct and easy route between Europe and Asia

The Rediscovered Islands

When Barcelona became Spain's gateway to the Philippines

New territories, new institutions

How Spain's trade monopoly with the Americas and Asia was organized

House Of Trade With The Indies

Find out about the work of the institution that oversaw the Crown of Spain's monopoly over its overseas territories

Merchant's Exchange House In Seville

The history of this iconic exchange building, a symbol of the city that was once Europe's door and port to the New World

The Royal Alcázar of Seville And The Americas

An exploration of the close relationship between this historic site and the Americas

A Walk Through the Royal Alcázar in Seville

Discover the hidden corners of the oldest European palace still in use today

Seville: 500 years later

The transformation of a cosmopolitan city

Then

Seville in 1519

Join the illustrator Arturo Redondo on a journey around early 16th-century Seville

Now

Seville in 2019

Explore the city of Seville in 2019, 500 years after the expedition set sail

A journey around the world in the 21st century

Meet the communities living in the places reached by the expedition

Rio Somos Nós!

Discover decoloniality and the community museums of Rio de Janeiro.

Strait of Magellan, The Water Border

Discover the southern end of the American continent.

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