RIPH LESSON 2 REVIEWER
FIRST VOYAGE IN THE WORLD
(Primo Viaggio intorno al Mundo)
Antonio Pigafetta
BEFORE WENT TO THE PHILIPPINES
1. Departure of Magalhaes
 August 10, 1519- starts on its long journey
with 5 small vessels.
2. September 1519
 September 20 - They reached Guadalquivir,
San Lucar de Barrameda
 September 26- they reached Canaries,
there they reprovisioned and departed on
October 3
3. October 1519
 reached Africa amid alternating calms and
storms.
 took the westerly course, the cape of St.
Augustine and the Brazilian coast was soon
sighted.
 In Brazil, first communication with the
natives whom wonderful bargain were
made
4. Brazil in 1519
 receive the mariners hospitably
 Build them a house
 They stayed there for 18 days
 Descended the coast and anchors at the
Rio de Plata
5. December 1519
 They anchored at famous Bay of St. Julian
along the desolate Patagonian coast,
where for 5 months.
 Patagonian coast- sparsely populated
region at the southern end of South
America, shared by Argentina and Chile.
 They saw Patagonians for the first time
after 2 mos. Whose huge bulk strikes
all with surprise, and who are held as
giants.
 Magellan determined to capture two
giants to take back to Spain as
Novelties.
 Magellan tried to induce the wife of
one of the Indians to the ship but failed.
Mutiny
 Juan de Cartagena (Captain of one of
their ships), hates Magellan because he
is a Portuguese.
 Joao Serrao, captain of the “Santiago” is
sent to explore the coast of St. Julian, but is
shipwrecked, although the crews were
saved.
6. River of Sardines
 stayed there for two months which the
ships are enabled to lay in a good supply of
provisions, wood and water.
7. October 1520
 October 1- discovered the St. of Magellan
 “San Antonio” ship went back to Spain
after Esteban Gomez, puts the captain –
Alvaro de Mesquita in irons.
8. The Journey to the Pacific
 Nov. 28, 1520 – begins a long voyage over
the trackless Pacific.
 The 3 remaining ships sail on steadily for 3
mos. Without being able to reprovision.
9. Ladroni Island
 Natives from that island steal the ship’s
boat from the stern of “Trinidad”, thus
necessitating a raid into one of the islands,
where some of the natives were killed, and
some houses burned, but the boat
recovered.
10. March 1521 ARRIVED AT THE PHILIPPINES
Pigafeta- “Magnum opus”
 Primary sources of pre-colonial of
Philippines
 Glimpse of life of Filipinos
 Including values of Filipino
11. March 16 (Saturday ) – Zamal island
 They sighted Zamal three hundred leagues
distant from the Ladroni Island.
12. March 17 (Sunday) –Humunu Island 17. 29 March (Good Friday)

 Humunu Mazaua/ Limasawa

“The watering place of Good signs”
 April
21. Refreshments
8 (Monday) were served up to them.
 Magellan and friends as visitor, to do trading.
  WentBlood to compact
“Kings Palace”- which was made
 Magellan and natives become friends, they have  andhebuilt
sentlike a hay
him grange,
a little covered
of his bloodwith fig his
from
known that travelled very far so they gave them (banana) and palm leaves and offered
right arm, and wished he should do the
food foods.
like.
 To be more secure, they landed on uninhabited  Show how they sleep
 Magellan’s notary and the interpreter
island called Humunu where they set up tents and
slaughtered a sow.  Magellan
went tosent Zubu and the
Enrique king
to the along
king of thatwith his
island
chiefsto came
ask forto
provisions.
the openThis time,where
square the he
13. Mar.18 1521 (MON) King
hadofMagellan’s
that island entered the Ship of
representative thedown
seat
Captain and exchanging of gifts transpired,
near him.
 The boat came to fetch Pigafetta and his
companion. The brother of the King (a king of
 Blood gave
the King the Captain
dropping 3 china between
was made dishes the
and other valuable things while Magellan
another island) came along with 3 men to the boat king of Zubu and Magellan.
gave the king a robe of red and yellow of
of Magellan. They dined with him and gave him Turkish fashion.
several things. 22. April 9 (Tuesday)
18. 30 March
King (Saturday)
would send two of his nephews, with
14. March 22 (Friday) others of his principal people, to make
 The boat came to fetch Pigafetta and his
 Men from Zuluan, returned to Humunu and peace with him.
companion. The brother of the King (a king
brought them two boats laden with fruits and other  Peace was concluded between Magellan
of another island) came along with 3 men
provisions.
toand
the the
boatking of Zubu. They dined with
of Magellan.
him and gave him several things.
 The natives who promised them fresh Magellan began to introduce the catholic
 The king, before we went away, was very
provisions returned to Humunu. Their first faith to the natives. The nephew of the
encounter with the PINTADOS gay, and kissed our hands, and we kissed
King entertained Magellan and his men.
his.
15. 25 March (Mon)  Philippines
Conclusion is rich in gold
of Peace
 Raha Colambo’s place-there are mines of
 the governor, and the chief of police, and
 Magellan and his crew left Humunu island, they gold
eight of the principal men, came to the ship
took their course between West and Southwest,  Raha Colambo- handsomest man, He was
and passed amidst four small islands, that is to say, to make peace with us.
tawny and painted all over.
Cenalo, Huinanghar, Ibusson, and Abarien. 
 And went to Limasawa. After 4 days they held a 19. 31 March
Magellan introduced Christianity
mass which consider as the first mass in the
Philippines  Magellan took the effort to convert the
 “First Mass”
native including the rajah his wife and
 the
nephew. sent the chaplain ashore early
captain
to say mass, and the interpreter went with
 him
began to say
to tell thea king
great that
manytheymorewere
goodnot
things
to induce them to become Christians.
coming on shore to dine with him, but only
16. March 28 (Thursday)
to hear the mass.
 They anchored in an island which they saw fire the   fired
Giftsix
giving as was
cannon theascustom
shots then
a sign of peace
night before Trapobana spoke to the natives.  The mass was held in Mazaua 25 leagues
 saw a small boat which they call Boloto, with eight distant from the Humunu Island. The cross
23. Apr. 13, 1521(Sat)
was planted on the highest summit of the
men inside, which approached the ship of the
captain-general.  mountain.
a platform Theywas
stayed seven
made in days
the there.
open space
 Traprobana- slave of the captain's, who was from  two kings were there
because the King of Zubu (Rajah Humabon)
Sumatra  Natives worshipped
had promised another
to enter God
to the which faith on
catholic
they are not baptized yet to Christianity
 Ballanghai- full of men. In the largest of them was Sunday.
called "ABA”
their king sitting under an awning of mats;  Our ancestors welcome them to the extent
 Eighty feet long or thereabouts, resembling a fusta. in expressing their religion
 the kings know more languages than the common
people.
 The cross was planted
 After the cross had been planted on that WHO IS
mountain, each one said the Paternoster Antonio Pigafetta?
and Ave Maria, and adored it, and the -Venitian Scholar
24. Apr. 14 1521 (sun) -Joined the expedition led by Magellan
kings did the like.
-completed the circumnavigation
 The king of Zubu was baptized. Magellan gave him the
Description
name Don of people
Charles ofthe
after “Mazaua”
King of Spain and his Nephew
 Ferdinand.
Don people areAnd gentle,
even and
the go naked,
moor andgiven
(he was are the
namepainted.
Cristoforo) was baptized as well and other
 great That
principals. day they baptized 800 persons, men,
drinkers. WE CAN LEARN THAT OUR
women
 womenand children including
are dressed the Queen
in tree of Zubu.
cloth from their ANCIENT FILIPINOS HAVE OWN
 GOVERNMENT, AUTHORITIES
waists downwards; their hair is black. gold
25. Apr. 15 1521 (mon) RESPECT TRADITIONS,
rings in their ears.
 All the inhabitants of that island were baptized. They ABUNDANT IN CULTURE
 people chew most of their time a fruit
burned one village in that island because they would not  
which they call areca- like pear; PURPOSE:
obey either the king or Magellan and his men. That island
they could not
was called Buaia, a village in Mactan. LEARN AND TAKE PRODUCT OF
live without it. OUR PAST
Description
26. Apr. of the place called “Mazaua”
26 1521 (fri)
 great quantity of dogs, cats, pigs, fowls,
 Zula send gifts to the Captain but Cilapulapu refused
and goats, rice, ginger, cocos, figs, oranges,
to obey them. Magellan and Zula plotted an attack
lemons, millet, wax, and gold mines.
against Cilapulapu
 nine degrees and two-thirds north latitude,
 April 26, 1521, Datu Zula, Chief of Mactan, sent to
and one hundred and sixty-two
Magellan one of his sons with two goats as
longitude[165]
present. Zula who had promised his service to the King of
 found the two fountains of fresh water
Spain was opposed by another Chief, Lapu-
lapu. Datu Lapu-lapu declared that Mactan would never
Plan for departure
submit to the Spanish King.
 The captain, being desirous to depart the
27.  Apr. 27 1521
next(sat)
day in the morning
 asked
 Magellan the king
arrived for thethree
at Mactan pilotshours
to conduct us
before daylight
to thesixty
they were above-mentioned
men armed withports,
corsletsrather to
and helmets;
there leave one men
were with themthe King offered
the Christian king,himself as and
the prince,
some the pilot.
of the chief men, and many others divided among
twenty or thirty balangai. Magellan died in the battle of
20.Mactan
April 7 (Sunday)
 Port of Zubu/Cebu
28. May 1, 1521
 Magellan did not paid tribute to datus.
 being
 Pigafetta andcaptain of left
other crew so Zubu
great a king as his
 Raha was, wouldandnot
Humabon pay plotted
Enrique tribute against
to anyDuarte
Barbosa and his men.
sovereign in the world;
 They reached the port of Zubu. The captain
general fired the mortal as was the custom
and the natives were thrown into
consternation.