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Summary of the First Voyage around the World

Readings in Philippine History (Holy Name University)

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Summary of the First

voyage around the world
By Antonio Pigafetta

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490-ca. 1534)

 known by the name of Antonio
Lombardo or Francisco Antonio
Pigafetta
 Famous Italian traveler
 Born in Vicenza around 1490
 Died in the same city in 1534
 Studied astronomy, geography and
cartography and during his
younger years, he worked in the
ships owned by the Knights of
3
Rhodes

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Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490-ca. 1534)

 Joined the Magallanes-Elcano
famous expedition to the Moluccas
begun in August 1519 and finished
September 1522
 Had a hand-written account of the
expedition entitled “The First
Voyage Around the World” which
will be analyzed later

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Historical Context

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“The First Voyage around the

World” was written in one of
the 5 ships of the Magallanes-
Elcano expedition.
These 5 ships were first one
to circumnavigate around
the world that was led by
Ferdinand Magellan, a
Portuguese explorer, and
when he died in the Battle of
King Charles V provided the Mactan, Juan Sebastian
Spanish fleet named Armada de Elcano took over.
Molucca which was led by
Magellan.

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The 5 ships
Santiago San Antonio Concepcion
• Crew: 32 • Crew: 60 • Crew: 43
• Under the command of Juan • Under the command of Juan • Under the command of
Serrano De Cartagena Gaspar de Quesada
• Smallest of the 5 ships • Soon led by Alvarado De • Captain was executed
• Called as a ‘caravel’ Mesquita because of mutiny
• First ship that has been lost • Largest in the fleet • burned
• Second ship that has been lost • Third ship that has been lost

Trinidad Victoria
• Crew: 55 • Crew: 43
• Under the command of • Under the command of Luiz
Ferdinand Magellan Mendoza; soon led by Juan
• The Flagship Sebastian Elcano
• Was attacked by Portuguese • Antonio Pigafetta on board
ship • First ship circumnavigated the
• Left shipwrecked world
• Fourth ship that has been lost • Only ship to complete the
7 voyage

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Out of the 5 ships, only 3 ships

reached in the Philippines. After the
Battle of Mactan, their man is enough
to man two ships: Trinidad and
Victoria. Until, they returned to
Spain, only one ship survived which
is Victoria, one of the survivors was
Antonio Pigafetta which kept the
journal about their expedition.

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Upon the advice of Pigafetta’s associates, he

presented his account to Pope Clement VII,
Philippe de Villiers I’Isle-Adam, and to Louis of
Savoy to finance its publication. But, he was unable
to find a financier.

The original journal of Pigafetta did not survived

throughout the history. What was handed to us was
just the manuscript that never came out of the press
during his lifetime.

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About The Text

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Pigafetta’s account is the

longest and most
comprehensive in describing
their encounters during the
Magallanes-Elcano expedition.

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What was discussed?

The fate of the five ships throughout the
expedition.

The challenges and unforeseen problems along the

way of the expedition such as hostility of the people
they met, shortage of food, misunderstandings
between the crew, types of diseases.

maps, glossaries of native words, geographic

information and descriptions of the flora and
fauns of the place they visited

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Context Presentation
and Analysis of the
important historical
Information found in
the Document

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The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines

Arrived in Zamal (now Samar), the island was

called Humunu (now Homonhon)

Locals welcomed them by giving them their native

products such as fish, figs, coconuts, palm wine

March 16, 1521

Arrival in samar

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The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines

Sunday morning

Held at Mazaua (Limasawa)

Attended by local islanders, Spanish voyagers,

the two Rajas, and Magellan

March 31, 1521

FIRST MASS IN THE
PHILIPPINES

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The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines

Arrived at the port of Zubu (Cebu), the largest

and the most trade island

Pigafetta described the inhabitants’ houses that were

made of logs

Fired mortars as a “sign of peace and friendship”

Tension between the king of Zubu and the voyagers

and Magellan threatened them to rage war
April 7, 1521
Arrival in zubu

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The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines

Held mass with Raja Humabon and baptized

800 souls

Pifagetta showed the image of Child Jesus and a cross

to the queen and asked to keep in place of her idols

The Child Jesus is known today as Santo Niño,

which is celebrated every January in Cebu

April 14, 1521

IMAGE OF CHILD
JESUS

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The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines

Datu Zula, chief of the island Matan (Mactan)

welcomed them. But Cilapulapu, the other chief,
refused to obey to the king of Spain.
Datu Zula requested the captain to defeat
Cilapulapu, which started the battle

Natives outsmarted them, used ‘patibongs’ to defeat

them. The voyagers were losing in this battle

April 27, 1521

BATTLE OF MACTAN

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The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines

Captain told them to give up this losing battle,

but his men insist.
Magellan was shot in the leg with a poisoned arrow.
He died, their ‘mirror’, ‘comfort’, and ‘true guide’ as
what Pigafetta described.

They retreated leaving their captain dead.

April 28, 1521

DEATH OF MAGELLAN

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September 8, 1522
Victoria, the only ship
survived, finally arrived at
Seville. Thus, ending the
Magallanes-Elcano
expedition.

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Contribution and
relevance of the
Document in
Understanding the
Grand Narrative of
Philippine History

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The account contributed to the field of geography,

navigation, and history.
It proved that the earth is not flat, and one can go
to the east by sailing west.

Discovery that there is a big body of easter side of

American continent which they called Pacific
ocean.

Make us know the different native products during

the pre-colonial period such as palm wine, figs,
coconuts, palmito, and such.

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It proved that the Philippines was rich in natural

resources even before the colonial period.
Described the barter trade during the colonial
period
Make us know the physical appearance of our
ancestors: wearing gold earrings, gold armlets on
their arms, kerchiefs on their heads

Described the economic and political status during

the pre-colonial era

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Described the faith or religion during the pre-

colonial period: worshipping the nature.
This account is an evidence that these voyagers
first introduced to us Christianity. They taught our
ancestors worship idols.
Let us know some rare animals present during that
era.
Let us know the way of life of our ancestors such as
their houses and livelihood.

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An evidence that most of the Filipinos are

hospitable even before

Let us know the funeral practices and beliefs during

the pre-colonial period

Showed the ‘nationalism’ of Lapulapu before, it also

showed how wise and prepared they fought against
the voyagers.

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It is important to know these

things (our origin) because we
can understand our own
identity, we can learn to
preserve our culture and can
correct the mistakes that
happened in the past.

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References
✣ https://thebiography.us/en/pigafetta-antonio
✣ https://archive.org/details/firstvoyageround00piga
✣ https://prezi.com/p/fjnraprzdu7l/the-first-voyage-around-
the-world/

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