Yo fui el primero: La increíble historia real de la primera vuelta al mundo

by Natacha Sanz Caballero

El 10 de Agosto de 1519 dos muchachos, Diego y Enrique, embarcan en la que llaman armada de Molucas. Compuesta por cinco naves y más de 200 tripulantes al mando del capitán portugués Fernando de Magallanes, parte del puerto de Sanlúcar de Barrameda para emprender un viaje hacia lo llegar a las islas de las Especias, las islas Molucas, navegando hacia el oeste. Tres años más tarde, el 6 de Septiembre de 1522, una única nave que a duras penas se mantiene a flote regresa al puerto de partida. La macilenta tripulación, de tan solo 18 supervivientes al mando del navegante español Juan Sebastián Elcano, ha sobrevivido y completado la primera circunvalación de la Tierra. El coste humano de la expedición ha sido enorme, y los beneficios obtenidos apenas cubren los ingentes gastos. Sin embargo, Diego y Enrique nunca llegarán a saber que el viaje iniciado por Magallanes y completado por Elcano será considerado por todas las generaciones futuras como una de las más grandiosas hazañas humanas y marcará un punto de inflexión para la humanidad. En las siguientes páginas, minuciosamente documentadas, descubrirás la historia fascinante de la primera vuelta al mundo contada desde dos puntos de vista, los de dos jóvenes que embarcaron en la armada con distintos sueños y por dispares circunstancias, y cuyas voces te conducirán por uno de los hechos históricos más trascendentes de nuestra historia.

324 pages, Paperback

Published August 20, 2019

About the author

NATACHA SANZ CABALLERO (Onteniente, Valencia) holds a B.Sc. in Pharmacy and a Master of Business Administration, and has held positions in Research and Development and in Marketing at various pharmaceutical and healthcare multinationals in Spain, Switzerland and Canada.
She's resided in the United States since 1997, where she started her writing career.
Her first publications (in English) appeared in children's magazines like Highlights for Children and My Friend. Her stories have been published in various collections, including Celebrate the Season! and Family Matters, both by Pauline Books and Media.
She's a member of SCBWI (Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators), who in 2007 granted her a Letter of Commendation by the Barbara Karlin Grant Committee for Childhood Poems, Poemas de Niñez, a bilingual collection of poems based on her childhood memories and experiences in her native Spain.
She writes mainly in Spanish currently, and her short stories have been published in a number of anthologies including La Mar y Sus Gentes or Recuerdos II, from publisher Letras con Arte.
Her writing and creative career also encompasses the blog Mama Ía, at www.natachasanzcaballero.com where, from her life experiences, she shares the recipes and culture of her native Spain, from her country of residence, the United States.
Yo Fui el Primero: La Increíble Historia Real de la Primera Vuelta al Mundo, is her first novel. Carefully documented, in its pages you will discover the fascinating story of the first circumnavigation of the Earth, as the celebrations of the 500 anniversary of the feat get underway. Told from the points of view of two young men with contrasting dreams and circumstances, who embarked in the so called Moluccas Armada, their voices will take you through one of humankind unparalleled achievements.
Yo fui el primero was translated into English and published in 2022 as I Was the First, The Incredible True Story of the First Voyage Around the World

Reviews

[Silvia Perera · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book, great story and very well organized. My only qualm was the difficulty of the language used - I wish the terminology was a bit simpler.