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    Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian traveler, cartographer, and astronomer who joined Ferdinand Magellan's historic 1519-1522 expedition, which was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Pigafetta kept a handwritten account of the voyage called "The First Voyage Around the World." The expedition involved five ships sponsored by King Charles V of Spain to reach the Moluccas islands, and was led first by Magellan and then by Juan Sebastian Elcano after Magellan's death.

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    Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian traveler, cartographer, and astronomer who joined Ferdinand Magellan's historic 1519-1522 expedition, which was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Pigafetta kept a handwritten account of the voyage called "The First Voyage Around the World." The expedition involved five ships sponsored by King Charles V of Spain to reach the Moluccas islands, and was led first by Magellan and then by Juan Sebastian Elcano after Magellan's death.

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    Readings in Philippine History - 2

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    Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian traveler, cartographer, and astronomer who joined Ferdinand Magellan's historic 1519-1522 expedition, which was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Pigafetta kept a handwritten account of the voyage called "The First Voyage Around the World." The expedition involved five ships sponsored by King Charles V of Spain to reach the Moluccas islands, and was led first by Magellan and then by Juan Sebastian Elcano after Magellan's death.

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    SUMMARY OF THE FIRST

    VOYAGE AROUND THE


    WORLD
    By Antonio Pigafetta
    Prpared by: Cherrylyn C. Manzano, RABE
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490-ca. 1534)
    • Known by the name of Antonio
    Lombardo or Francisco Antonio
    Pigafetta
    • Famous Italian traveler
    • Born in Vicenza around 1490
    • Died in the same City in 1534
    • Studied Astronomy, geography and
    Cartography and during his younger
    years, he worked in the ship owned by
    the knights of Rhodes.
    Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490-ca. 1534)
    • Joined the Magallanes-Elcano
    famous expedition to the Moluccas
    begun in August 1519 and finished
    September 1522
    • Had a hand-written account of the
    expedition entitled “The First
    Voyage Around the World” which
    will be analyzed later
    Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490-ca. 1534)
    • Joined the Magallanes-Elcano famous
    expedition to the Moluccas begun in
    August 1519 and finished September
    1522
    • Had a hand-written account of the
    expedition entitled “The First Voyage
    Around the World” which will be
    analyzed later
    Historical Context
    “The First Voyage around the World”
    was written in one of the 5 ships of
    the Magallanes-Elcano expedition. These 5 ships were first one to
    circumnavigate around the
    world that was led by Ferdinand
    Magellan, a Portuguese
    explorer, and when he died in
    the Battle of Mactan, Juan
    King Charles V provided the Spanish Sebastian Elcano took over
    fleet named Armada de Molucca
    which was led by Magellan.
    THANK YOU….

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