The Maestro recounts the events just before Ferdinand Magellan's untimely death in 1521, only a year after he discovered the passage that would allow him to circumnavigate the globe.
This new episode of "Il était une fois..." covers Cortés and the Aztecs. The story starts in 1519, when Ferdinand Magellan attempts to circumnavigate the earth. His ship makes it as far as Brazil.
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Caption 21 [fr]: Était-ce enfin le passage vers l'ouest? Caption 21 [en]: Was this finally the passage to the west?
It's not looking too great for the humans in their battle against the robot rebels. With only a handful of troops on their side and the robots bent on taking over the planet, how will they ever succeed?
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Caption 37 [en]: Here, look! By the underground passage. You can be there in an hour! Caption 37 [fr]: Ici, regardez! Par le souterrain. Vous pouvez y être en une heure!