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That epic world tour, 500 years on: When Spain became a global …
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Sep 07, · And although Magalhães was one of the Christian front who – unsuccessfully – faced up to the 1,500-strong Muslim tribe off Cebu Island in the Philippines, his mother's surname was Mezquita. This translates as 'mosque', and was reserved for the Moors, or northern African Arabs, who converted to Christianity to avoid being thrown out of ...
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