Summary of the First

voyage around the world

#By Antonio Pigafetta

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490 - ca. 1534 )

 Joined the Magallanes-Elcano
famous expedition to the Moluccas
begun in August 1519 and finished September.

Had a hand-written account of the

expedition entitled “ The First
Voyage Around the World ” which
will be analyzed later Historical Context The 5 ships Santiago.

Crew: 32
Under the command of Juan Serrano
Smallest of the 5 ships
Called as a ‘caravel’
First ship that has been lost
San Antonio

Crew: 60
Under the command of Juan De Cartagena
Soon led by Alvarado De Mesquita
Largest in the fleet
Second ship that has been lost
Victoria
voyage
Victoria

Crew: 43
Under the command of Luiz Mendoza; soon led by Juan Sebastian Elcano
Antonio Pigafetta on board
First ship circumnavigated the world
Only ship to complete the voyage
Concepcion.

Crew: 43
Under the command of Gaspar de Quesada
Captain was executed because of mutiny
burned Third ship that has been lost
Trinidad.

Crew: 55
Under the command of Ferdinand Magellan
The Flagship
Was attacked by Portuguese ship
Left shipwrecked
Fourth ship that has been lost
Out of the 5 ships, only 3 ships reached in the Philippines.
After the
Battle of Mactan, their man is enough to man two ships: Trinidad and Victoria. Until,
they returned to Spain, only one ship survived which is Victoria, one of the survivors was
Antonio Pigafetta which kept the journal about their expedition.

About The Text

Pigafetta’s account is the
longest and most
comprehensive in describing
their encounters during the
Magallanes-Elcano expedition.

The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines
March 16, 1521
Arrival in samar
Arrived in Zamal (now Samar), the island was called Humunu(now Homonhon)

Locals welcomed them by giving them their native products such as

fish,figs,coconuts,palmwine.
The timeline during their stay in the
Philippines
April 7, 1521

Arrival in zubu
Arrived at the port of Zubu (Cebu), the largest and the most trade island
Firedmortarsasa“sign of peace and friendship”.

Tension between the king of Zubu and the voyagers and Magellan threatened them to
ragewar.
Pigafetta described the inhabitants’houses that were made of logs.

The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines
Held mass with Raja Humabon and baptized 800souls.

April 14, 1521

IMAGE OF CHILD
JESUS

Pifagetta showed the image of Child Jesus and across to the queen and asked to keep in
place of heridols.

The Child Jesus is known today as SantoNiño, which is celebrated every January in Cebu.

The timeline during their stay in the

Philippines
Magellan was shot in the leg with a poisoned arrow. He died, their ‘mirror’, ‘comfort’,
and ‘true guide’ as what Pigafetta described.

April 28, 1521

DEATH OF MAGELLAN
Captain told them to give up this losing battle, buthismeninsist.
Theyre treated leaving their captain dead.

September 8, 1522
Victoria, the only ship
survived, finally arrived at Seville. Thus, ending the Magallanes-Elcano expedition.