Worksheet for Pre-Colonial Philippines

Antonio Pigafetta. First Voyage Around the World Juan de Plasencia, Customs of the Tagalogs

Author’s background Pigafetta was born into a wealthy Vicenza

familyVicenza-victorius;a city in northeastern Italy

He joined the Portuguese captain Ferdinand Magellan

and his Spanish crew on their trip to the Maluku
Islands.

DOCUMENTANTONIO PIGAFETTA•Magellan was

killed, and Pigafetta was injured

He recovered and one of the only 18 of Magellan’s

original crew who completed the first
circumnavigation of the world

Magellan kept a journal of his voyage, and this is a

key source for information about Magellan’s famous
journey.

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written? (Context)

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