Centenario del Buque Escuela 'Juan Sebastián de Elcano' - Biblioteca Mario Vargas Llosa

A conference by Rafael Criado, an architect, marks the centenary of the Buque Escuela de la Armada Española Juan Sebastián de Elcano, whose commemoration runs throughout 2027. The speaker covers the history of the ship, including anecdotes and curiosities from its first years of service and the events of its first voyages. The talk follows the ship's first circumnavigation of the world and looks at the vessel popularly known as "El mejor embajador de España en el mundo". Entry is free until capacity is reached. The event takes place on Friday 16 October 2026 at 18:30 at Biblioteca Pública Municipal Mario Vargas Llosa (Centro), CALLE BARCELO, 4, Madrid.