CEU Elcano International Chair. First Round-the-World Tour
The CEU Elcano International Chair. First Round-the-World Tour, was created through an agreement signed by the Spanish Navy and the CEU San Pablo University as part of the commemorations of the 5th Centenary of the expedition of the first round-the-world expedition of Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastián Elcano (1519-1522).
The CEU Cardenal Herrera University, the CEU Abad Oliva University and CEU San Pablo Andalucía Foundation complete the list of promoters of the Chair.
Inter-University and International
It is an inter-university and international Chair. It is a proposal open to society, in which an attempt will be made to transmit the consequences that the expedition had for the cultural and geographical evolution of humanity.
Created as part of the 5th Centenary, it aims to be a reference in studies around the Magallanes-Elcano Expedition, a permanent forum for study, reflection and transfer of knowledge that will go beyond the temporal space of the Centenary.
Cover letters
Agreement
Objectives
- To be the academic interlocutor of those universities from the five continents that join the initiatives of the National Commission for the commemoration of the 5th Centenary.
- To promote research activities centred on the reason for the Chair. The focus is on the Spanish nature of the expedition, seeking to value the influence of Spain in the world due to this expedition.
- To generate dissemination and transfer of knowledge activities. The Chair will carry out training, research, dissemination and awareness actions, generating knowledge and favouring the quality of teaching work in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies, ultimately facilitating the training of young people in the knowledge of our history linked to navigation from time immemorial.
Structure
Governing Board
Defence-Navy
USP CEU
Coordination Committee
Navy:
- Ship’s Captain José Ramón Vallespín Gómez
- Dr. Carmen Torres López
- Infantry Colonel José Cánovas García
CEU:
- Dr. Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga Salamanca
- Dr. Luis E. Togores Sánchez
- Dr. Sara Izquierdo Álvarez
Communication manager
- Dr. María Sánchez Martínez
Advisory Board
- Vice Admiral Ignacio Horcada
- Agustín Rodríguez González
- Carlos Pérez Fernández Turégano (Universidad CEU San Pablo)
- Juan Carlos Domínguez Nafría (Universidad CEU San Pablo)
- Carlos Pesado Riccardi (Instituto Nacional Browniano, Madrid)
- Enrique Martínez Ruiz (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
- Carlos Martínez Shaw (Real Academia de la Historia)
- Enriqueta Vila Vilar (Real Academia de la Historia)
- Alfredo Alvar Ezquerra (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
- Francisco García Junco (Universidad de Córdoba)
- Lola Higueras (Patronato Museo Naval)
- Juan Corona (Universidad Abad Oliva CEU)
- Miguel Ángel de Marco (Academia Nacional de la Historia de la República Argentina)
- Rear Admiral Santiago Barber López
- Miguel Luque Talaván (UCM, AEEP)
Promoters
Sponsor
Collaborator
Biography of
Juan Sebastián Elcano
Born in Guetaria (Guipúzcoa) possibly in 1487. He was the eldest of 9 siblings in a family of seafaring and noble tradition.
Guetaria had obtained a charter from Alfonso VIII with other northern cities, giving them privileges and autonomy and consecrating their important role in navigation. On the other hand, they were obliged to lend ships and sailors when the king needed them.
Thus, Elcano participated in the Cisneros expeditions to North Africa, and in the Grand Captain’s fleet in Italy. He was the owner and captain of his own ship. But because of debts due to non-payment by the king he was forced to borrow from Italian bankers, and hand over his ship as payment (it was his main possession and livelihood). Delivering a ship to foreigners was a crime, and Elcano went to Seville to start a new life, and there he enlisted in the Magallanes expedition.
He was the first Spanish sailor to reach the Spice Islands, and the first man to make the round-the-world voyage. This feat was rewarded by Charles I with a coat of arms and the legend Primus circumdedisti me.
He participated in the Junta de Badajoz-Elvas (1524), for which he drew up a report in favour of the legitimate Spanish possession of the Moluccas.
In August 1526 he died during another expedition to the Spice Islands, led by García Jofre de Loaysa. A few days earlier he had made a will.
Resources and sources
Sources
- Official website of the National Commission for the commemoration of the 5th Centenary of the expedition of the first round the world expedition of Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastián Elcano http://vcentenario.es/
- Report of the Spanish Royal Academy of History on the First Round-the-World Trip View report
- Spanish Archives Portal http://pares.mcu.es/
- Rutaelcano. The First Round the World Tour https://www.rutaelcano.com/
Bibliographic selection
Book
Elcano, viaje a la historia
MAZÓN SERRANO, Tomás
Ediciones Encuentro. Madrid, 2020
Book
Apuntes Cosmográficos en la Primera Circunnavegación de la Tierra. Fernando de Magallanes y Juan Sebastián Elcano (1519-1522)
RUIZ MORALES, Mario
Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Madrid, 2020
Book
Españoles olvidados del Pacífico. Una empresa imperial española
CRESPO-FRANCÉS, José Antonio
Actas. Madrid, 2020
Book
La vuelta al mundo de Magallanes-Elcano: La aventura imposible 1519-1522
HIGUERAS RODRÍGUEZ, Mª Dolores
CSIC. Madrid, 2018
Book
Juan Sebastián Elcano. La mayor aventura de la Historia
OLAIZOLA, José Luis
Biblioteca Online, 2018
Book
La primera vuelta al mundo
RODRÍGUEZ GONZÁLEZ, Agustín
EDAF. Madrid, 2018
Book
El orbe a sus pies. Magallanes y Elcano: cuando la cosmografía española midió el mundo
INSUA, Pedro
Ariel. Barcelona, 2019
Book
Desvelando horizontes. La circunnavegación de Magallanes y Elcano
MARTÍNEZ RUIZ, Enrique (Dir.)
Fundación Museo Naval. Madrid, 2016
Book
Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476?-1526)
ALVAR EZQUERRA, Alfredo
Madrid, 2016
Book
La primera vuelta al mundo
AA.VV. Incluye los textos de Antonio Pigafetta, Juan Sebastián Elcano, Francisco Albo, Ginés de Mafra, Maximiliano Transilvano y otros describiendo el primer viaje de circunnavegación del globo terrestre
Miraguano Ediciones. Madrid, 2012
Book
La primera vuelta al mundo
LUCENA GIRALDO, Manuel
Ariel. Barcelona, 2003
Book
Actas del Congreso Internacional V Centenario de la Primera Vuelta al Mundo
AA.VV.
Ministerio de Defensa. Madrid, 2019
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Award
Daughters of the American Revolution Spain Chapter – CEU Elcano International Chair Award
Following the joint creation of the CEU Elcano International Chair. First Round-the-World Tour by the Spanish Navy and CEU San Pablo University as part of the celebrations of 5th Centenary of the expedition of the first round-the-world tour by Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastián Elcano, the chapter in Spain of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Spain Chapter) is pleased to announce the Daughters of the American Revolution Spain Chapter – CEU Elcano International Chair Award.
Who we are?
The Association Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was founded in 1890 to perpetuate the memory of those who fought for pro-independence in the American War of Independence. During these 130 years we have maintained the established guidelines of a non-political, non-profit association, with three objectives: to preserve our history, promote education and encourage patriotism. We currently have 193,000 members worldwide with one common denominator: we all have a patriot in our family tree who fought or helped in the War of Independence.
It is our wish to seek out Spanish descendants of those soldiers and citizens who fought or helped in our War of Independence.
The inclusion of the United States among the countries invited to participate in the commemoration of the 5th Centenary of the Magellan-Elcano Expedition may be surprising, given that during their voyage, the ships of that navy never touched port in any US territory. The reason for the American involvement is the fact that we are the Administrators of the Guam territory since the Spanish-American War in 1898, an island discovered by the Magellan-Elcano expedition during its voyage in the Pacific Ocean.
www.dar.org
FB darespañachapter
The CEU Elcano International Chair. First Round-the-World Tour was created through an agreement signed by the Spanish Navy and the CEU San Pablo University as part of the celebrations for the 5th Centenary of the expedition of the first round-the-world tour by Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastián Elcano (1519-1522).
The CEU Cardenal Herrera University, the CEU Abat Oliba Univesity and the CEU San Pablo Andalucía Foundation complete the list of the Chair’s promoters.
It is an inter-university and international Chair. It is a proposal that is open to the public, to which an attempt will be made to transmit the consequences that the expedition had for the cultural and geographical evolution of humanity.
Created as part of the 5th Centenary with the sponsorship from Mapfre, it aims to be a reference in the studies around the Magellan-Elcano expedition, a permanent forum for study, reflection and knowledge transfer that will go beyond the temporal space of the Centenary.
Rules
- Participants Spanish university students and students from universities that have signed up to the objectives of the CEU Elcano International Chair. First Round-the-World Tour
- Subject of the 2020-21 call: The journey of the training ship Juan Sebastián Elcano: following the steps of the first circumnavigation.
- Organisation: Daughters of the American Revolution Spain Chapter and CEU Elcano International Chair. First Round-the-World Tour
- How to take part? In order to enter the competition, an original work must be submitted in PDF format in Spanish or English and signed with a pseudonym. The text must be a maximum of 1500 words, in Times New Roman or Calibri size 12 double-spaced font. The work should include: a first page with the title “The Journey of the School Ship Juan Sebastián Elcano: Following the Steps of the First Circumnavigation”, to which a subtitle may be added to reflect the particular focus of the paper. A summary in Spanish and English of up to 200 words should also be added. The work must be original, with no plagiarism, and if other material is used, its source must be cited. The contestants undertake, in the event of being awarded a prize, to send the text in Word format so it can be processed for publication on the website of the organising institutions.
- Presentation of originals Deadline for submission: Friday 26 February 2021. Authors must send two PDF files to the email ceu-elcano@ceu.es. A file with the signed paper under a pseudonym chosen by the author and another file with the pseudonym, the author’s name and surname, address, telephone number, e-mail and university. The Prize secretariat will include the personal data in a sealed envelope, which will not be disclosed until the judgement is made.
- Jury’s verdict This will be made public on 26 April.
- A first prize of €400 and a runner-up prize of €100 will be awarded. Mentions may be awarded if the jury deems this appropriate. The prizes may be declared without a winner.
- Jury This shall be made up of 4 members: 2 on behalf of the association Daughters of the American Revolution and 2 on behalf of the CEU Elcano International Chair. First Round-the-World Tour
- The winners authorise the dissemination of their names and photographs of the awards ceremony, both on social networks and in other media.
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