Arbonida John Carl P.

MODULE 2: CONTENT AND CONTEXUAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED

PRIMARY SOURCES
LESSON 1
TITLE: FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD

ACTIVITY
Fill in the table with corresponding answer base on your understanding about
Magellan’s First Voyage around the World.

What I know What I want to Know

I know that in 1519, I want to know what is there in our country why
Ferdinand Magellan's set sail Magellan's want to occupy.
from spain with five ships to
find a western route to the
spain Island.

ANALYSIS: 

1. What have you learned from Magellan’s Voyage around the world?
* I learned that Magellan's voyage contributed to European's knowledge of the
universe and has marked the worlds of space exploration and astronomy to this day. And
Magellan's achievement was a landmark in the history of exploration still hailed by his modern-
day
2. How did Pigafetta’s account help you understand Magellan first Voyage around
the World?
* It help me understand because Antonio Pigafetta was an explorer and he joined the expedition
to the spice Island with the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and until Magellan death, Pigafetta still
with him, so fegafetta knows all of that happened of Magellan.
 3. What does Pigafetta’s account tell us about the conditions of the Visayan Islands
in the 16th Century?

*The account of Pigafetta enriched Philippine historiography because it contains

important details about the conditions of the Visayan Islands in the 16th century. Some
of the prominent leaders during that time, their economic activities, social and cultural
practices, and religious beliefs were identified. Moreover, local textbook writers use
his book as their source of historical information about the beginning of Christianity in
the Philippines.

Reflection

“I used to think that Ferdinand Magellan was a Spanish Explorer and was born in Spain.

, and now I think that Ferdinand Magellan is a Portuguese nobleman was born Fernão de
Magalhães around 1489. And he was sponsored by Spain to travel west across the Atlantic in
search of the East Indies, and he was the first explorer who across the facific ocean.

“One thing I learned is Magellan was considered a traitor to his home country of Portugal.
While Ferdinand Magellan was originally from Portugal, King Charles I of Spain ultimately
sponsored his voyage. This outraged the King Manuel I of Portugal, who sent operatives to
disrupt Magellan’s preparations, ordered that his family properties be vandalized and may have
made an attempt to assassinate him. Once the expedition sailed, Manuel I even ordered two
groups of Portuguese caravels to pursue Magellan’s fleet in the hopes of capturing the navigator
and returning him to his homeland in chains.

and one question I still have is did Magellan discover the Philippines?