1. Using a world and Philippine map, trace the route of the Magellan expedition.

Ferdinand
Magellan's
expedition began when they departed Seville, Spain, on August 10, 1519, when the real voyage
began on September 20, 1519. They were able to reach the West African coast before crossing
the Atlantic, and then reached Brazil and other areas of the South American continentAfter a
year on their naval expedition, Magellan was able to land in Guam on 6 March 1521, when, on
21 October 1520, they were able to find a water route linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
They eventually landed in the Philippines
when they were able to settle on the island
of Zamal (Samar) on March 16, 1521.

Then, on March 27, 1521, they met with the

rulers of Butuan and Caraga on Homohon
Island in Eastern Samar. After a trip to
Homohon Island with the aid of Rajah
Colambu, Magellan sailed to Cebu where
he encountered Rajah Humabon. They
went to Cebu to conquer Mactan Island, led
by Rajah Lapu-Lapu, where Magellan met
his death. The remaining crew members
soon left Cebu as they began their journey
to return home to Palawan, Brunei, and
Mindanao in search of the Moluccas. Once in Moluccas, the crew actually back to Europe, but
not before the remaining crew decided to depart almost return overseas where Victoria could
return to Spain on 6 September 1522, crossing the Indian Ocean and the African coast, Trinidad
was caught by the Portuguese in Moluccas.
2. Discuss what makes Pigafetta’s account on Magellan’s expedition essential in
understanding pre-16th century Filipinos.
The account of Pigafetta is the primary source of much of the information we have of the
journey of Magellan and Elcano. Just because of that, Pigafetta is the sole main source for
Magellan's Circumnavigation. His profile at Magellan's Expedition has provided us a plethora of
knowledge about our background, society, practice, and way of life before the sixteenth century
that enables us to have a clear grasp of our ancestors and their way of life.

It is important to remember that Pigafetta was one of the most famous leaders of Magellan's
Voyage, because without his account of Magellan's expedition in our land, we would have had a
hard way of understanding our way of life until the Spanish arrived, But because of his
documentation of what happened, it allowed us to understand ourselves and think more about
what we're doing what we were just about to start on.
3. Analyze the content of Fray de Plasencia’s account. Focusing on the relation on the
worship and beliefs of the Tagalogs, does the language or description used in the
account suggest bias of any sort? In terms of biases, what makes Morga’s Sucesos de
las Islas Filipinas different from that of Fray Plasencia?

Based about what he wrote in his story, it was clearly mentioned that Plasencia had some
susceptible views about us because some of his use of words clearly indicated his dislike of the
others, the Filipinos, which can be seen particularly when he calls us "Infidels" cos of our
customs, culture, values, and way of life.
And Antonio de Morga's account in the book Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas was unusual, since
Morga was a layperson, not a religious chronicler, which would have made Morga's account
more "objective" than Pigafetta, whose accounts are a little skewed because of his religious
history as a friar that might have influenced his story, As well as being a Catholic missionary,
Morga was much more compassionate to the filipino People, and in the end he was not just an
eyewitness, but a significant participant in the events he narrated.