About the author

Antonio Pigafetta (1491-1534)

After the battle of Mactan, On September 7, 1522, Antonio Pigafetta was one of the 17
survivors who came back to Spain aboard the ship Victoria.
Antonio Pigafetta studied astronomy (study of the universe), geography (study of places
and the relationships between people and their environments), and cartography (study
of the maps/drawing of maps). And by that, he was described by his biographers as a
well-educated young man that has a deep curiosity about the world around him.
Got assigned as the Papal Nuncio in Spain in 1519 after he joined the delegation of
Monsignor Francesco Chieregati