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Magellan's Voyage
Presented by: Aazin Carl A. Sumalinog
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“The sea is dangerous
and its storms terrible,
but these obstacles
have never been
sufficient reason to
remain ashore.”

Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
A loyal subject of the crown of Portugal.

Proposal - Spice islands via West. He was

rejected by King of Portugal

King of Spain - King Charles I. He

accepted the proposal of Magellan.

Why did King Charles accept the

proposal?
King Charles I of Spain

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Britannica
Armada de Molucca
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San Antonio
Concepcion
Victoria
Santiago
Enrqiue de Malacca
Antonio Pigafetta
The Expedition, however, was Deemed to Fail
From the Very Start. Why?
 Magellan's Voyage
Sept. 1519 - Left Spain
Dec. 1519 - Rio de Janeiro
Feb. 1520 - Rio de Plata
Mar. 1520 - Port St. Julian
Mar. 06, 1521 - Guam in
Marianas. People are
called Chamorros.
 Magellan's Voyage
Mar. 16, 1521 - Zamal
Mar. 31, 1521 - First Mass, Limasawa -
Rajah Kolambu

Apr. 07, 1521- Cebu - Rajah Humabon

Apr. 14, 1521 - First Baptism
Apr. 27, 1521 - Battle of Mactan
Antonio Pigafetta

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Antonio Pigafetta
Italian.

Studied astronomy, geography, and

cartography.

Educated man and curious of the world

around him.

Applied to become part of Magellan's

voyage.

Labeled as one of the sobresalientes.

Why is his account important?

Antonio Pigafetta's Observation
Natives had a thriving civilization.

Natives were hospitable.

Islands were rich in natural resources (gold,

beautiful bodies of water)

Philippines was rich in marine life.

Natives were consumers of coconuts.

Pigafetta’s account also showed how the voyagers

treated the natives.
Importance of Magellan's Voyage
It proved that the world is not flat but
oblate sphere.

It completed the first circumnavigation of

the world.

It confirmed that Portugal’s eastward route is not

the only way to Spice Islands.

It brought to the attention of Europeans that a

larger body of water exists on the other side of the
Americas, which is the Pacific Ocean.

Altered the map of the world, which Europeans

knew.
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