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PIGAFETTA'S FIRST VOYAGE

 Islands of Ladroni- Island of Thieves, there were no other people in the world but themselves. Zamal- Samar, high land at a distance of
three hundred leagues from Ladroni
 Nine men- Spaniards- Red caps, mirrors, Combs, bells, ivory, bocasine Natives: Fish, Jar of Palm Wine, Umay, Uraca
 Zuluan- pleasant and conversable, captain showed them the ship and fired mortars which scared the natives
 Humunu/Homonhon- Acquada de li buoni Segnialli, Watering Place of Good Signs, first signs of gold, two springs with clearest water,
there are many islands then, they called them Archipelago of San Lazaro, (Sunday of St. Lazarus), 10° latitude towards Arctic Pole and 61°
from line of demarcation.
 MARCH 22, FRI. As they had promised, they came back. Caphri, heathen.
 Holy Monday, day of our Lady, March 25- Pigafetta fell into the sea, rescued by a small boat.
 Boloto/Baroto- small boat
 Thursday, March 28- They saw a fire and anchored their ship near it. Baloto (small boat), slave of the captain general, native of Zamatra,
formerly called Taprobana spoke to the eight men. After two hours, they saw a balanghai with the King then the King spoke with the
slave.
 Casi casi- brother
 Anime- Gum of a tree wrapped in palm or fig tree that acted as lights
 Raia Colambu- first king, Butuan
 Raia Siaui- second king, Calagan, finest looking man
 No other worship but raising their clasped hands and their face to the sky and that they called their god, “ABBA”
 Ceylon, Zubu, Calaghann- port to get the best food
 Zubu- largest port with the most trade
 Mazaua- twenty-five leagues from Acquada
 From Mazaua, passed by five islands: Ceylon, Bohol, Canighan, Baybai, Gatighan (there are bats as large as eagles resembling chicken in
taste
 April 7, noon, Sunday- entered port of Zubu
 Mortars- sign/custom for peace and friendship
 It was their custom for visitors to pay tribute to them but Magellan refused to do so, saying, Cata Raia Chita
 Sign of most sincere friendship- if the captain wished to be the king’s friend, he should send him a drop of blood from his right arm and
he would do the same.
 Laghan- large sea snails that kill whales
 Don Carlo- king of Zubu
 Don Fernando- the prince
 Johanni- a chief
 Fernando, Christoforo
 500 were baptized before the mass
 Queen was baptized with forty women and gave her an image of Our Lady and child Jesus
 Johanna- Queen
 Catherina- daughter of queen and wife of prince
 Lisabeta- queen of Mazaua
 Baptized eight hundred souls
 Cinghapola- Cilaton, Ciguibucan, Cimaningha, Cimatichat, Cicanbul
 Mandaui- Apanoaan
 Lalan- Theteu
 Lalutan- Tapan, Cilumai, Lubucun
 Matan- Zula and Cilapulapu
 Bulaia- village that was burned
 Friday, April 26- Zula sent one of his sons to present two goats to the captain general
 April 27, 1521- Death of Magellan
 Two commanders: Duarte Barboza (Portugese and relative of captain) and Johan Serrano (Spaniard)
 Henrich- interpreter
 Dona Beatrice- wife of Magellan
 24 men went ashore to meet Christian King
 San Martin de Sivilla- astrologer
 Johan Carvaio- would not allow to redeem Johann Serrano
 265 sailors sailed from Spain September 20, 1519 only 18 sailors came back, out of five ships Trinidad (Magellan commanded), San
Antonio, Victoria, Conception, and Santiago, only Victoria came back.

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