Name:Mark Joseph D.

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Section and Schedule: BSCE-1B(TTH 2:30-4:00)
Content and Contextual Analysis of Selected Primary Sources
FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD BY ANTONIO PIGAFETTA
Primary Account Discussions
Background of the Author  Also known by the name of Antonio
Lombardo or Francisco Antonio Pigafetta
 Venetian scholar born around 1491 in
Vicenza, Republic of Venice (modern
Italy) and died in 1531 in the
aforementioned place.
 Belonged to a rich family in his city of
Vicenza in northeast Italy.
 Studied astronomy, geography and
cartography.
 Pigafetta was one of the 18 people in
Magellan’s original crew who completed
the world’s first circumnavigation and
returned to Spain.

Historical Background of  Thanks to many applications in medicine,

the Document food preservation, and flavor
enhancement, spices were highly valued
and profitable commodities in Europe.
 Commerce intensified the rivalry between
Spain and Portugal on the Iberian
Peninsula, since both were eager in
discovering and growing trade.
 Both were in perfect locations to begin
exploring Africa and planning on going
around Africa to reach the Spice Islands
in Asia.
 The rivalry between Spain and Portugal
became so intense that the two
governments had to ask the Pope to
divide the New World into parts that
would be Portuguese.
 After his plan was rejected by Portugal,
the Spaniards supported Magellan’s plan
to travel to the East via a westward route
in pursuit of spices.
Content and Contextual  The expedition led to the discovery of the
Analysis of the Important strait that now bears Magellan's name,
Historical Information connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
Found in the Document Oceans. They were the first Europeans to
cross the Pacific Ocean, and they also
discovered the Philippines, which were
named after King Philip II of Spain.
 Pigafetta's Journal offers a valuable
historical record of the first
circumnavigation of the globe. It sheds
light on the geographical discoveries,
cultural encounters, challenges faced,
and the overall impact of this expedition
on global navigation and understanding
of the world.
 It encounters with various indigenous
cultures, such as the Tidore and Ternate
islands in present-day Indonesia, where
they established alliances and trade
relations. They also documented their
interactions with the Guaicuru people in
South America, who were hostile to the
European explorers.

Contribution and  Geographical knowledge: Pigafetta's

Relevance of the descriptions of the islands, their natural
Document to Philippine resources, and the expedition's
History navigational routes help us understand
the Philippines' geography and strategic
importance in relation to early modern
global exploration and trade.
 This document serves as a primary
source for us, particularly in the context
of what transpired during the Magellan
voyage, how the Battle of Mactan began,
and their influences on our ancestors that
we still bring now, particularly the
majority of Filipinos’ religion today,
Christianity. Local textbook authors use
this document as a source of historical
knowledge regarding the beginnings of
Christianity in the Philippines.