A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE

FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE

WORLD BY MAGELLAN
A PRESENTATION BY GROUP 1
 01 INTRODUCTION

02 GETTING TO KNOW!
03 SUMMARY
TABLE OF 04 ANALYSIS
CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
The presentation narrates the events happened on
the First Voyage Around the World led by a Spanish
captain-general named Ferdinand Magellan. This is
according to the point-of-view of Antonio Pigafetta,
the first chronicler who accompanied Magellan in his
circumnavigation of the world.
“The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible,
but these obstacles have never been sufficient
reason to remain ashore... Unlike the
mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over
those things that seem impossible... It is with
an iron will that they embark on the most
daring of all endeavors... to meet the shadowy
future without fear and conquer the
unknown.”

—FERDINAND MAGELLAN
 WHAT IS THIS
TOPIC ABOUT?
The First Voyage Around The World by
Antonio Pigafetta was written on board one
of the 5 ships that was first to
circumnavigate the world during an
expedition that was lead by the Portuguese
explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and after his
death during the voyage, by Juan
Sebastián Elcano. The expedition started in
1519 and ended in Spain in 1522.
 ANTONIO PIGAFETTA
He was born in Vicenza in 1492,
GETTING TO KNOW!

and he was an Italian seafarer and

geographer.

FERDINAND MAGELLAN
a Portuguese explorer who organised
the Spanish expedition to the East
Indies from 1519 to 1522.
THE FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD BY MAGELLAN
● The document reveals several insights not just in the character
of the Philippines during pre colonial period, but also on how
the fresh eyes of the European regard a deeply unfamiliar
terrain, environment, people and culture.
● Published after Pigafetta returned to Italy.
● Antonio Pigafetta wrote his firsthand observation and general
impression of the Far East including their Experiences in the
Visayas.

In Pigafetta’s account, their fleet reached what he called the

Ladrones Islands or the “Islands of the Thieves”
“These people have no arms, but
use sticks, which have a fishbone
at the end. They are poor, but
ingenious, and great thieves, and
for the sake of that we called
these three islands the Ladrones
Islands”.
 ● Presently known as Marianas Islands.
● It is located south-southeast of Japan, west-southwest of
LADRONES ISLAND

Hawaii, north of New Guinea, and east of Philippines

●
 MARCH 16, 1521 MARCH 31 (EASTER SUNDAY)
Pigafetta reported that they Magellan ordered
reach the isle of Zamal, now the chaplain to
Samar, but Magellan
TIMELINE

preside a Mass by
decided to land in another the shore.
uninhabited island for
greater security where they
could rest for a few days.
APRIL 7, 1521
MARCH 25 Magellan and his men reached
the port of Cebu, the largest
They saw two ballangai and the richest of the islands
(balangay), with the helped of Raia
a long boat full of people in Calambu.
Mazzava/ Mazaua.
 APRIL 14 APRIL 26
TIMELINE

● The people gathered with

the king and other Zula, a principal man from
principal men of the the island of Matan (Mactan)
island. went to see Magellan and
ask him a boat full of men so
● Magellan spoke and that he could fight the chief
encouraged the king to name Silalapulapu
be a good Christian by (Lapulapu).
burning all the idols and
worship the cross instead.
AWESOME WORDS
FUN FACTS!
❏ The ship that Magellan commanded was the
Trinidad.

❏ The total distance traveled by the Victoria was over

42,000 miles.

❏ Magellan's knee was wounded in battle, causing him

to walk with a limp.
ANALYSIS
PIGAFETTA’S CHRONICLE
“The best storyteller is
the one who not only
knows the story but
saw it.”
ANALYSIS OF PIGAFETTA’S CHRONICLE
● One of the most cited documents by historians who
wished to study the pre colonial Philippines.
● One of the earliest written accounts.
● Pigaffetta was seen as a credible source for a period,
which was prior unchronicled and undocumented.
● Earliest detailed documentation.
● It was believed that Pigafetta’s writing s account fot
the “purest” precolonial society.
● Pigafetta’s work is a great importance in study and
writing of Philippine history.
ANALYSIS OF PIGAFETTA’S CHRONICLE We should recognized certain biases
accompanying the author and his
identity, loyalties, and the 01
circumstances that he was in; and
how it affected the text that he
produced.
These attributes influenced
his narrative, his selection of
details to be included in the
text, his characterization of
02
03 the people and of the species
We need to understand that he that he encountered, and his
was a chronicler commissioned interpretation and retelling of
by the King of Spain to the events.
accompany and document a
voyage intended to expand the
Being a scholar of cartography and
Spanish empire. A noble descent
who came from a rich family in 04 geography, Pigafetta was able to
give details on geography and
Italy.
climate of the places that their
voyage has reached.
 ● Pigafetta’s description to
people was coming from
ANALYSIS OF PIGAFETTA’S CHRONICLE sixteenth century
European perspective.
● Pigaffetta regarded the
01 indigenous belief systems
and way of life as inferior
to Christianity and of the
Europeans.

● He always remarks on the

nakedness of the natives or

ANALYSIS 02
how he was fascinated by
their exotic culture.
● He emphasized the native’s
amazement and illiteracy to
the European artillery,
merchandise and other goods.

● He repeatedly mentioned the

abundance of spices like ginger, and
03 of precious metals like gold.
● When they saw the indigenous attires
of the natives, Pigafetta saw them as
being naked because from the
European standpoint, they were
wearing fewer clothes.
ANALYSIS OF PIGAFETTA’S CHRONICLE
● Pigafetta’s perspective
01 was too narrow to realize
that such attire was only
appropriate to the tropical
climate of the islands.

The same for the materials

ANALYSIS
●
that the native used for their
02 houses like palm and bamboo
that would let more air come
through the house and
compensate for the hot
climate in the islands.

03 ● We should understand that such

observations were rooted from the
context of Pigafetta and his era.
 ■ Alporha, V., & Candelaria, J. L. (2020). Readings in Philippine
REFERENCE

History (1st ed.).

■ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WcVyGFaiiY
 BSCRIM 1-INDIA
Babas, Ma. Cristina D. | Daño, Dan Lester | Lanto, Jetster
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