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OUTLINE OF EXCERPT FROM ANTONIO PIGAFETTA’S FIRST VOYAGE

AROUND THE WORLD

 MARCH 16, 1521 (SATURDAY DAWN) - we came upon a high land at a

distance of 300 leagues from islands of Ladroni
 LADRONI - island named Zamal (Samar)

The following day, the captain-heneral desired to land on the other island
which was uninhabited and lay to the right of the above mentioned island, in order to
be more secure, and to get water and to have rest.

 2 tents set up on the shore for the sick and had a sow killed for them

 MARCH 18 (MONDAY AFTERNOON)- a boat coming towards us with 9 men

 becausee of this the captain heneral ordered that no one should move or say a
word without his permission
 When they reached the shore their chief went immediately to the captain
general, giving signs of joy because of our arrival
 5 of them stay with us, while the others goes fishing
 The captain saw that they are reasonable men so he ordered food for them
and gave them red caps, mirrors, combs bells ivory, bocasine, and other
things
 In return to the captains courtesy, they presented fish, a jar of palm wine
which they call uraca (arrack), figs more than one palm long (bananas), and
others which are smaller and more delicate, and 2 coconuts
 They made sign by their hands that they woud bring umay or rice, and
coconuts and many other articles of food within 4 days

 COCONUTS - fruit of the palm tree

 to be made as a bread, wine, oil, vinegar where people all get from that tree
 They get WINE in a following manner:
 Bore a hole into the heart of the said palm at the top called palmito, from
which distils a liquor which resembles white mist
 the liquor is sweet but somewhat tart, and is gathered in canes of a bamboo as
thick as the leg and thicker
 They fasten the bamboo to the tree at evening for the morning, and in
morning for the evening
 Palm - bears fruit , namely the coconut, which is as large as the head
 Outside husk is green an thicker than 2 fingers
 Certain filaments are found in the husk, whence is made cord for
binding together their boats
 Under the husk:
 Their is a hard shell, much thicker than the shell of wallnut, which
they burn and make there from a powder that is useful to them
 Under the shell there is a white marrowy substance (1 finger in
thickness), they eat fresh with meat and fish as we do bread, and it has
taste resembling an almond
  it could be dried and made into bread
 Clear water inside the white marrowy substance which is very refreshing
 When the water stands for a while after having been collected, it
congeals and becomes like an apple.
 Oil - they take that coconut, and allow the marrowy substance and
the water to putrefy. Then they boil it and it becomes oil like butter.
 Milk (like goat’s milk) can also be made from it, by scrapping the marrowy
substance with it own water that is strained with cloth
 Palms - resemble date-palms, but although not smooth they are less knotty
than latter
 2 trees can support 10 persons family
 Utilizing the 1 within the week and the other during the 8 days for the wine:
for they did otherwise, the trees would dry up.
 The trees last for centuries

 Zuluan - their own not very large island

 People there - pleasant and conversable
 To show then great honor, the captain heneral to them to the ship and showed
them the merchandise, - cloves, cinnamon, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, mace, gold,
and all the things in the ship.
 He had some mortars fired for them, whereat they exhibited grate fear, and tried
to jump out of the ship
 Humunu (Homonhon) - the place they are in
 2 springs that has the clearest water called Acquada da li buoni Segnalli ( the
great watering place of Good Signs)
 We found the first signs of gold in those districts
 White quantity of coral, large trees with fruit a trifle smaller than almond
and resembling pine seeds were found
 Archipelago of San Lazaro - they were discovered on the Sunday of St. Lazarus
 Lies 10 degrees of latitude towards the Arctic Pole, and in a longitude of 161
degrees from the line of demarcation

 March 22 (Friday noon) - they gave 2 boats of coconuts, sweet oranges, a jar of
palm-wine and a cock - to show that they were fowls in that district
 Their signor was an old man who was painted (tattooed)
 2 earings in his ears
 The others has many gold armlets in their hands and kerchiefs about their
head
 CAPHRI (heathen) - they go naked, with a cloth woven from the bark of a tree
about their privies, except some of the chiefs who wear cotton cloth embroidered
with silk and the ends by means of a needle
 They are dark, fat and pointed
 They anoint themselves with coconut and with benessed oil, as a protection
against sun and wind
 They have balck hair that falls to the waist, and use daggers, knives, and
spears ornamented with gold, large shields, fascines, 1 javelins, and fishing
nets that resemble rizali, and their boats are like ours

 HOLY MONDAY AFTERNOON - day of our Lady

 MARCH 25 -I fell to the sea and no one saw me
  When I was under my left hand happened to catch hold of the clew-garnet of
the mainsail, which was dangling in the water
 I cry lustily that I was rescued by the small boat
 I was healed by the mercy of charity (the Virgin) I believe
 The same day we shaped our course toward the west souhtwest between 4
islands, namely Cenalo, Hiunangdan, Ibusson, and Abarien

 MARCH 28 (THURSDAY MORNING) - we had seen a fire on an island the

night before, we anchored near it
 We saw small boats which the natives call boloto (baroto) with 8 men in it,
approaching the flagship.
 SLAVE - belongs to the captain heneral
 Native of Zamatra (Sumatra), formerly called Taprobana
 2 hours later we saw a balanghai coming
 In a large boats (called by those people)
 The captain heneral entertained them and gave them presents
 But their king choosed to stay in their balanghai keeping distance
 The king didn’t accept the gold bar

 HOLY FRIDAY - the captain heneral sent his salve who acted as aour interpreter,
to ask the king if he has any food to have it carried to the ships, and to be friend
with us , for he and his men came to the island as friends not enemies
 The king came with 6/8 men and enter the boat and embraced the captain heneral
and gave him a porcelain jars covered with leaves and a full of row rice, 2 very
large dorado and other things
 The captain heneral gave the king a garment of red and yellow cloth made in the
Turkish fashion, and a fine red cap, and to the others ( the kings men), some
knives and to the others, mirrors.
 CASI CASI - means brother

 The captain heneral had 200 men in each ship

 I eat meat on Holy Friday
 Palace of the king was built like a hayloft and was thatched with fig and palm
leaves
 ANIME - gum of a tree wrapped in palm or fig leaves for lights

 The king was perfumed with storax and benzoin

 BUTUAN AND CALAGAN - the island of the king
 RAIA COLAMBU - 1st king
 RAIA SIAUI - 2nd king

 LAST OF MARCH AND EASTER SUNDAY (EARLY MORNING) - mass is

to conducted not to dine with the king
 Hour of mass arrived we landed with 50 men without body armor but clothed
with our best clothes
 Before the commencement of the mass the captain sprinkled the entire bodies
of the 2 kings with musk water
 Offerings are made during the mass
 The kings made forward to kiss the cross as we did, but made no offerings
 After the conclusion of Mass, some of our men took communion
 They had no other worship but raising their clasped hands and their face to the
sky; and that they called their God “ABBA”

 Port to get the best food:

 CEYLON, ZUBU, CALAGHANN
 ZUBU - the largest and the one with most trade
 After the cross was erected in position, each of us repeated a Pater Noster and an
Ave Maria

 HEATHENS - go naked and painted

 They wear piece of cloth woven from a tree about their privies
 They are very heavy drinkers they had holes pierced in their ears which are
filled with gold
 They constantly chews fruit called ARECA which resembles a pear
 They cut the fruit into 4 parts, and then wrap it in the leaves of their tree
which they call betre (betel)
 The leaves resembles the leaves of mulberry
 They mixed it with little lime and then chew it thoroughly, they spit it
out
 It makes the mouth exceedingly red
 25 leagues from the Acquada, and is called Mazaua

 We remained there 7 days, after which we laid our course toward the northwest,
passing among 5 islands:
 CEYLON, BOHOL, CANIGHAN, BAYBAI, GATIGHAN
 GATIGHAN - their are bats as large as eagles
 At late we killed one of them, which resembles chicken in taste
 There is a distance of 20 leagues from Mazaua to Gatighan
 We set are westward from Gatighan, but the king of Mazaua could not follow us
closely, and consequently, we awaited him near 3 island:
 POLO, TICOBAN, POZON
 Thus we go to Zubu from Gatighan, the distance to Zubu being 15 leagues