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In General, any long-distance ocean voyage at that time was a threat. But the voyage of Magellan was super dangerous. Behavior Faleiro confirms this. The man who achieved from the Spanish authorities to organize the expedition, the person named officially and publicly by one of the organizers of the expedition, the man who became a party in the treaty relationship with the Spanish king, refused to participate in a sea campaign!
Faleiro's behavior confirms the extreme riskiness of the Magellan expedition. The danger of the expedition was confirmed by the subsequent events.
Someone in the behavior of alguacil de Espinosa can see the kind of moral feat.
The loyalty on the relation to not absolutely clear Ferdinand Magellan could bring what "benefits", what "boons"? There was no feeling, assumptions? Wouldn't it be simpler to "morally bend", to capitulate morally? To interpret the behavior of Magellan from negative positions? Go back to safe Spain? Enter into alliance with influential opponents of Magellan? What were the reasons for continuing to swim in uncertainty, seeming to deadly? Duty? "Just" "Duty "?! And what about life and security and family life? And understandable solidarity with the noble Spaniards? Let's not overlook also biblical precepts ...
For the "normal" person is inexplicable the behavior of de Espinosa, the notable Spaniard, who hasn't supported the notable compatriots, who not taken measures to "reasonable" return to Spain.
Right after suppression of a mutiny alguacil de Espinosa have conducted court trial on the South American coast. Among defendants (and convicts) there was del Cano, one of participants of a mutiny ... Magellan has carried out pardon toward convicts - overwhelming number.
Further we observe other events. Gradually the dirk is a part of a form of officers of the fleet.
But use of cold weapon in the modern fleet, generally, not really.
Nevertheless, the dirk "continues to live"!
For example, in Wikipedia (en), the article "Dirk" says "In the Royal Navy, the naval dirk is still presented to junior officers; their basic design has changed little in the last 500 years".
To naval dirk, - may be, - 500 years! A naval dirk, - may be, - the contemporary of the first circumnavigation!
Dirk is a symbol of heroism, of the duty performed, of overcoming insurmountable obstacles, of fearlessness. Achievements of a victory. It symbolizes the courage of seafarers, the courage of Navy officers.
It is quite admissible to draw a presumable conclusion, that the naval dirk - as a symbol - originates (starts) from the first round-the-world expedition "Magellan - del Cano - de Espinosa".
In any case, the NAVAL DIRK, as a symbol, is the result of the efforts of different people, different processes, different events. Let's name, - in particular, - Henry the Navigator, the first long victorious ocean voyages, sea campaigns of caravels.
18.09.2017 - 19.09.2017
This translation from Russian into English: 19.09.2017.
Владимир
XXII. The Tale of the Elderly Man.
The preparations were finished.
It was necessary to give the order. Difficult and heavy.
But someone has to give it.
Yes, that requires a man with experience and wisdom, who has led other people for many years: in battles, to victories.
To which trusted.
The man who seen the blood.
A man who may be able to hear votes, opinion of ancestors, great ancient wise men.
Which lived and worked with him, - already been died, - whom people named in past and call now as Great ...
Minutes remained.
Preparations will be finished. The general will enter the room. And he, the elderly person, will give the general the injunction.
Memories from the past flew in consciousness.
He is young, he on study. A faraway city. A friendly country.
The fair-haired young lady loudly reads poetic lines:
"... not chaotic clouds of poor Narva escapees,
But thread of regiments slender, shiny, stylish,
Prompt, imperturbable and manageable,
And line of bayonets unshakable".
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не расстроенные тучиНесчастных нарвских беглецов,
А нить полков блестящих, стройных,
Послушных, быстрых и спокойных,
И ряд незыблемый штыков".)
He thought: to learn, to absorb the energy of success, and with this energy to go home. And to work, to work, to work! To act!
New memories: advisors. Different, of course, people. But likewise with the energy of success.
The events took different forms - with their help - but we also waited for our victories!
One of them smiled, "for your and our liberty!"
Romanticism?
Excessively simple-souled and lofty?
We were all a little romantic then.
A lot of thinking about the sublime, often - of the impossible...
It wasn't an ideology, but something deeper. This was a sincere sympathy. Mutual.
...Marshal who arrived from the West to the East after the Great Victory. And almost a month later, with his rapid regiments, he broke an army, mighty, million-strong.
After the victory there was a common meeting. And then, it's like a little holiday dinner. We went out into the fresh air. Marshall was in a good mood. He asked: "Yes, Commissar ... Yeshche ne zginela Podnebesnaya? Celestial did not die?" Has sounded not absolutely usually, but the sense - in general - was clear.