Synopsis
Through the insights of distinguished Filipino historians, Kaagi: The Philippines and the First Circumnavigation explores the Filipino perspective of the first circumnavigation of the world. It highlights the generosity, compassion, and humanity of our ancestors when they received and nursed to life the starving members of the Magellan-Elcano expedition that crossed the Pacific Ocean in 1521, as well as the gallantry of the warriors of Mactan, which influenced Filipino heroes and history icons who established the Philippines as a nation.
The documentary also recognizes the region’s rich civilization before the Spaniards arrived in the islands 500 years ago. And explores relevant events after the Battle of Mactan that contributed significantly to the first circumnavigation.