documentary on patagonia, south america

(Note: One glaring error in this documentary is how the narrator claims that Ferdinand Magellan died of fever. As history has it, the Portuguese maritime explorer died in The Battle of Mactan April 27, 1521 against Visayan (Filipino) warriors led by Lapu-Lapu (aka Kaliph Pulaka).

Short documentary about the straits of Magellan / Patagonia. The Strait of Magellan is a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland Chile, South America and north of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The strait is the most important natural passage between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans, but it is considered a difficult route to navigate because of the inhospitable climate and the narrowness of the passage. It is about 4 km (2½ miles) wide at its narrowest point. Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. Mostly located in Argentina and partly in Chile, it comprises the Andes mountains to the west and south, and plateaux and low plains to the east. The name Patagonia comes from the word patagon used by Magellan to describe the native people who his expedition thought to be giants. It is now believed the Patagons were actually Tehuelches and Aonikenk with an average height of 1.80 m compared to the 1.55 average for Spaniards of the time. To the east of the Andes, it lies south of the Neuquén River and Colorado rivers, and, to the west of the Andes, south of (39°S), excluding the Chiloé Archipelago. East of the Andes the Argentine portion of Patagonia includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego, as well as the southern tips of the provinces of Buenos Aires, Mendoza and La Pampa. The Chilean portion embraces the southern part of the region of Los Lagos, and the regions of Aysen and Magallanes. It excludes those portions of Antarctica claimed by both countries.

Lapu-Lapu (1491 - 1542) was the datu of Mactan, an island in the Visayas, Philippines, who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted Spanish colonization. He is now regarded as the first Filipino hero.

On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu and the men of Mactan, armed with spears, kampilan and kalasag, faced Spanish soldiers led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. In what would later be known as the Battle of Mactan, Magellan and several of his men were killed.

According to Sulu oral tradition, Lapu-Lapu was a Muslim chieftain, and was also known as "Kaliph Pulaka". Other Moros also recognize him as a Muslim and as a Tausūg. A variant of the name, as written by Carlos Calao, a 17th century Chinese-Spanish poet in his poem "Que Dios Le Perdone" (Spanish, "That God May Forgive Him") is "Cali Pulacu".

More info on Lapu Lapu may be found at these webpages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapu-Lapu

http://philippine-revolution.110mb.com/lapu-lapu_detailed.htm

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[gardoboy]

died in fever,,,hahaha,,he was killed in battle by lapu lapu real name kalip pulaka

[20dark20]

hahahahaha that was funny he died from fever ya right he was killed by the one hero known as labu labu

[shizabot]

waaaaaa aa aaa wooo weeeeeeee zzzzzzzwaaaaaaaaa weeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEE, the music totally amazing

[joolzebub]

FUCKING SPANIARDS! KILL THEM ALL!!! Hahahaha! >:))

[joolzebub]

@20dark20 it's lapu lapu. haha

[StretchyExpert]

8th!

[StretchyExpert]

7th!

[StretchyExpert]

He was killed by lapu lapu light no armor or guns vs him with the gun those of age of empire 3 with a hundred pound armor. That coward is only a nerd who discovers the oblate spherical earth

[jonblood]

the first man to sail through the channel magellan? bullshit! just like they say christopher columbus discovered america. or captain cook discovered hawaii.yada yada yada

[MegaSigbin]

This is funny! A documentary with a very noticeable error. Magellan died in fever? Are you kidding me? He was killed during a battle in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines. This was probably produced with a very low budget, not even able to narrate one history fact.

[SpiralUp1]

That's it. You dismiss the whole life of the real ppls who discovered the Americas and you say that over a fever? Maybe you dubbed in fever, maybe he died of a fever after battle wounds maybe he died of a fever but died in battle sounded better