Magellan's Historic Circumnavigation

READINGS IN
PHILIPPINE HISTORY
MRS. JONALYN BARCOMA- MARQUEZ
Instructor
Let’s have a
Recap
Activity:
DO YOU AGREE THAT THE
WORLD IS ROUND?
THE FIRST 2
VOYAGE
AROUN D THE
WORLD
THE FIRST VOYAGE AROUND
THE WORLD
The document 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 FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD
THE AUTHOR
• He was born in Vicenza in 1492, and he
was an Italian seafarer and geographer.
• Parent: Giovanni Pigafetta and Angela

Zoga
• Studied astronomy, geography, and

cartography
• Accompanied Ferdinand Magellan and

Juan El Cano in their famous expedition
in Mollucas. (1519-1522)
ANALYSIS OF IMPORTANT
INFORMATION OF THE
DOCUMENT
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
He was a Portuguese explorer who

organized the Spanish expedition to
the East Indies from 1519 to 1522,
resulting in the first circumnavigation of
the Earth.
ENRIQUE
He served as slave throughout the

expedition of Magellan, he was from
Sumatra (present day Indonesia)
ANTONIO PIGAFETTA
During the expedition, he served

as Magellan's assistant and kept an
accurate journal which later assisted him
in translating the Cebuano language. It is
the first recorded document concerning
the language.
THE EVENTS
After having his proposed expeditions to the Spice Islands repeatedly

rejected by King Manuel of Portugal, Magellan turned to Charles I, the
young King of Spain (and future Holy Roman Emperor). Under the 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal controlled the eastern routes to Asia that
went around Africa. Magellan instead proposed reaching the Spice
Islands by a western route, a feat which had never been accomplished.
Hoping that this would yield a commercially useful trade route for Spain,
Charles approved the expedition, and provided most of the funding.
September 20, 1519

 Five ships with 270 crew
• San Antonio
• Victoria
• Concepcion
• Santiago
• Trinidad
 Mutiny of crew members

A mutiny is a rebellion against authority, like when sailors overthrow the captain of a ship
• Strait of Magellan- Pacific Ocean (99 days)

The Strait of Magellan, also called the Straits of Magellan, is a
navigable sea route in Southern Chile separating mainland South
America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait is
considered the most important natural passage between the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans.
 Mutiny of crew members
• Magellan named Pacific Ocean as “Mar Pacifico” or

“Tranquil” which means “Calm”
Magellan named it “Mar Pacifico” because its waters
appeared calm in comparison to the difficult strait waters.
Magellan underestimated the size of the ocean, and the
ships were unprepared for the journey.
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN
March 6, 1521
• Landed on Guam they called it “Ladrones Island” or
Island of Thieves
• Three ships left
March 16, 1521

• Originally March 15
• Landed on Cebu
• Friendship with Raja Humabon
“These people go naked, Italian scholar Antonio

Pigafetta wrote in his account of the Armada de
Molucca’s stay in Zubu or Cebu, “wearing only a
piece of cloth made of palm around their shameful
parts.”
“They have as many wives as they wish, but there is

always a chief one,” he added.
“The males, both large and small, have the head of

their member pierced from one side to the other,
with a pin of gold or of tin as thick as a goose
feather; and at each end of this pin some have a
star-shaped decoration like a button, and others, one
like the head of a cart nail,” Pigafetta said.
April 15, 1521
• Originally April 14
• A mass was held in with Raja Humabon and his people attending the
ceremony
• 800 Cebuanos were baptized
• Raja Humabon renamed as Haring Carlos and his wife renamed as
Reyna Juana
• Queen of that Island received a gift from Magellan, a wooden image of
Sto. Nino
April 27, 1521

“The captain did not wish to fight them, but sent a message to
the natives to the effect that if they would obey the King of
Spain , recognize the Christian King as their sovereign, and
pay us our tribute, he would be their friend but if they wished
otherwise, they should wait and see our lances wounded.”
• According to Datu Zula, a chief of Mactan, Lapu-lapu did not

obey Magellan and refused to pay some goat.
“Seeing that ,Magellan sent some men to burn their houses in

order to terrify them. When they saw their houses burning, they
roused to greater fury.”
• Natives killed some of Magellan’s men
“On that account our captain, ordered as to frontal assault. But the
men took the flight , except ten to fifteen of us who remained with
captain”
April 28, 1521
• At midnight, sixty of Magellan’s men set out armed with
corselet and helmets, with 30-60 balanghais
“They rushed upon him with iron and bamboo spears and with their cutlasses,
they killed our mirror, our life, our comfort and our true guide.”
“When they wounded him, he turned back many times, to see whether we are
all in boats. There upon beholding them dead, we wounded, retreated, as best
as we could, to the boats, which we already pulling off.”

• Remaining troupes went back to Raja Humabon
November 8, 1521
• Arrived in Moluccas to trade some spices
• Two remaining ships (Trinidad and Victoria)
• Victoria went back to Spain (Juan Sebastian El Cano)
CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD
GEOGRAPHY AND DEBUNKED THE FLAT
1 CARTOGRAPHY 2 EARTH THEORY 3 CATHOLICISM
IMPORTANCE OF
4 TRAVELLING 5 GLOBALIZATION 6 Vital Piece of World History
CONTRIBUTION OF THE DOCUMENT IN UNDERSTANDING

THE GRAND NARRATIVE OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY
• Difference between discovery and rediscovery

• Journal Writing and Historical Recording
• Answer the question about Magellan’s death
THANK YOU !
PERFORMANCE TASK

Magellan's Historic Circumnavigation

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Magellan's Historic Circumnavigation

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

READINGS IN

The document narrates the events happened on

• Parent: Giovanni Pigafetta and Angela

• Studied astronomy, geography, and

• Accompanied Ferdinand Magellan and

He was a Portuguese explorer who

He served as slave throughout the

During the expedition, he served

After having his proposed expeditions to the Spice Islands repeatedly

September 20, 1519

 Mutiny of crew members

• Strait of Magellan- Pacific Ocean (99 days)

 Mutiny of crew members

• Magellan named Pacific Ocean as “Mar Pacifico” or

March 16, 1521

“These people go naked, Italian scholar Antonio

“They have as many wives as they wish, but there is

“The males, both large and small, have the head of

April 15, 1521

April 27, 1521

• According to Datu Zula, a chief of Mactan, Lapu-lapu did not

“Seeing that ,Magellan sent some men to burn their houses in

April 28, 1521

as we could, to the boats, which we already pulling off.”

• Remaining troupes went back to Raja Humabon

CONTRIBUTION OF THE DOCUMENT IN UNDERSTANDING

• Difference between discovery and rediscovery

You might also like