Magellan: A Tragic Hero | Countdown to 500 | 24 February 2021

Join us as Partido State University Historian and Archivist Dr. Danilo Gerona discusses the tragedy of the Ferdinand Magellan and his heroism in embarking upon what would become the First Circumnavigation of the World. This episode of Countdown to 500 is hosted and moderated by Ms. Ayesha Sayseng and Ms. Juvelyn Nierves of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

Countdown to 500 is a special educational online lecture series produced by the National Quincentennial Committee as part of its ongoing public initiatives for the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines. This lecture series is specially developed to provide timely historical discussions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs Presidential Communications Operations Office, and Radio-Television Malacañang.