Isabella of Portugal wasn’t just a queen, she was a storm in a crown. With razor-sharp wit and ironclad charm, she bent empires to her will and left ripples that still echo through history. Few expected it, but this dazzling royal ended up shaping Spain—and the world—in ways no one saw coming.
When Ferdinand Magellan was cut down by natives in the Philippines, the lives of his ships and crew hung in the balance. Juan Sebastian Elcano stepped forward to take comman of the expedition.
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