Monumento a Juan Sebastian Elcano

Tribute to first circumnavigator of the world

As the centrepiece of this monumental tribute the 12 metre high column over four levels conveys the events met by Elcano and his fellow crewmen. These include the setting sail from Seville in 1519 o...

Monument to a forgotten pioneer

Monumento a Juan Sebastian Elcano is a monument to a forgotten pioneer. We had no idea Juan Sebastian Elcano even existed, before we came across this monument, in Paseo de las Delicias. The location i...

Monumento a Juan Sebastian Elcano

Walking in Seville very early in the morning meant I had more time to see monuments, especially in areas that is associated with busy traffic such as this one. Although we also went past this on the H...

Historically very interesting

The column is on a roundabout just outside Maria Luisa park and celebrates the fact Elcano completed the first circumnavigation of the world. This is not a well known fact as Magellan is usually asso...

First man to circumnavigate the earth.

Spain seems to honour its heroes with elaborate monuments and statues. This monument and its fountain is fairly simple and is located on a busy roundabout at the Northwest entrance to Parque Maria Lui...