NAME: Joanna Marie Maglangit BSED-English 27/09/2020

READINGS IN THE PHILIPPHINE HISTORY

LESSON 2: ASSIGNMENT

Research Antonio Pigafetta’s First Voyage Around the World by Magellan.

1. Analyze the content, context and perspective of the document
2. Discuss Magellan-Elcano expedition and experience based on the journal.
3. Explain the importance of Pigafetta’s account on the study of Philippine history.

ANSWERS:

1.The document criticize the exploration of the world and how they expand the world
map by exploring It, and how the history preserve and published , even Magellan died
during the fight with Lapu-lapu's troops the crew member manage to continue
navigating and able to document all the information during the time they were
traveling.

2.Based on the journal Magellan was a Portuguese explorer sails from Spain to
Western sea route to the rich spice island . but before that Magellan's proposition is
finding route to east using west since Portugal and Spain agreed to the Treaty of
Tordesillas , named for the city in Spain by which it was created. the treaty of
Tordesillas neatly divide the"New World" of the America between the two
superpowers. but when they ended up on Cebu and associate with Rajah Humabon,
Magellan offered rajah to serve under the Spain colonial in return he must compete
and defeat Lapu-lapu. Magellan promise to rajah that Magellan will deal with Lapu-
lapu to convince side with the king of Spain and Lapu-lapu refused to serve and after
that conflict was created between Magellan and Lapu-lapu , when Magellan was killed
by Lapu-lapu one of his crew member was able to escape and continue his navigation
and survive back to Spain.

3.The impact of Antonio's Pigafetta first voyage around the world by Magellan is very
huge impact in our Philippine history , imagine without documenting the happenings
back those days , how can we able to know how Catholic was discovered here in
Philippines at that period and also how Magellan was able to find a route in west to
east . in terms of that also how Magellan was killed by lapu lapu which is specifically
(the troops of Lapu-lapu is the one responsible and able to take his life) and by that
Lapu-lapu is the one credited by his death because he is the superior of pintados
(Filipino warriors) , that's why Magellan killed by Lapu-lapu.