After completing his studies at the University of Valladolid, Diego de Soto is selected by his professor, the royal chronicler Pedro Mártir de Anglería, to undertake his first assignment: travel to Seville to gather information on overseas expeditions to enrich the official chronicles. This journey leads Diego to uncover discrepancies between the official accounts and the testimonies of the few survivors of Magellan's expedition—the first to circumnavigate the globe. As he delves deeper, Diego begins to question the accepted narratives and the true roles of figures like Magellan and Elcano. What if history, as it's been told, is not the whole truth?

 

This thrilling novel immerses readers in one of Spain's most magnificent and intriguing eras, revealing a captivating secret that has remained hidden for five centuries.