The Magellan Expedition

(1519 – 1521)
Rediscovery
 To discover again or
independently of someone
who has made a prior
discovery.
 the act, process, or an
instance of discovering
(something) again.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
 Born in Northland Portugal in around
1480.
 Died April 27,1521 in Mactan Cebu.
 A Portuguese navigator and explorer
who sailed under the flag of
Portugal(1505-1513) and Spain(1519-
1521).
 Page of Queen Leonor.
Rivalry between Portugal and
Spain

 During this time , these two

country had a great
competition to claimed new
discovered regions.
Treaty of Tordesillas

 On June 7,1494, Portugal and

Spain signed a treaty at
Tordesillas,Spain wherein all of
the lands from west will belong to
Spain and all lands from east
will be on Portugal.
How Magellan became
a Spaniards?
 In 1517, King Manuel I of Portugal refused
to allow Magellan to organized an
expedition to the Spice island and
renounces Magellan nationality as a
Portuguese.
 1519, Magellan went to Spain and
welcomed by King Charles and proposed
an expedition to look for the Spice
Island.
 September 20 1519, the start of Magellan
expedition along with the 5 ships.
Reason of Expeditions

 First, they were looking for

an alternate route.
Reason of Expeditions

 Second, it was the age of

discovery.
Reason of Expeditions

 Third, Spain wants to make

their territory bigger and to
spread Christianity.
Timeline of Magellan’s
expedition
 March 22,1519, King Charles V support
the Voyage of Magellan to search for the
Spice Island.

 September 20,1519, start of Magellan

expedition; searching of passage going
to Spice Island.
Route of Magellan
expedition
Timeline of Magellan’s
expedition
 September 26,1519, Magellan cross and
stopover at the Canary island.
 December 13,1519, they reached the
Rio de Janeiro bay.
 January 12,1520 , (Rio de Plata).
 March 31,1520, (Puerto San Julian).
 October 21,1520, start of sailing at the
All Saint Straight.
Timeline of Magellan’s
expedition
 November 28,1520, Passing by
the Mariana Island.
 March 6,1521, their fleet finally anchored
Guam and they called it Los Ladrones
 March 16,1521, Ferdinand Magellan along
with the crew of the remaining ship
landed at the shore of Homonhon.
 March 28,1521, Magellan went to
Limasawa.(but some records said it
was on Masao, Butuan.)
The first mass in the Philippines
on March 31, 1521

Limasawa or Butuan?
Comparison of two Islands
 The name of the place.
 The route from Homonhon.
 The latitude Position.
 The route to Cebu
 The Geographical Features.
Archipelago de San
Lazaro

 Name given by Ferdinand

Magellan to the Philippines.
Timeline of Magellan’s
expedition
 April 7, 1521, Magellan
reached Cebu with the Help of
Raha Kolambu.
 April 14,1521, Raha Humabon
and Magellan’s BLOOD
COMPACT.
The Battle of Mactan on April
27,1521
Lapu- Lapu
 The first Filipino
hero.
 Chieftain of
Mactan.
 Cilapulapu,Salip
pulaka, Cali Pulaco
and Lapu-lapu
Dimantag was the
controversial name
of Lapu-lapu.
Causes of Battle of Mactan
 They want to surrender all of the kings/
cheiftain in cebu and near island and
islet.
 Zula seek for the help of Magellan to
defeat Lapu-lapu.
 They want to convert the religion to
Christianity.
Result of Battle of Mactan
 Lapu-Lapu defeat Spaniards
that lead to Magellan’s death.

 The Spaniards didn’t own the

respect of the Cebuanos.
Return to Spain
 Juan Sebastian Elcano was
succeeded as commander of
expedition after Magellan’s
death ordered an immediate
departure back to Spain after
Humabon’s betrayal.
Effects of Magellan’s expedition
 First, it state the fact that the earth
is round and not flat.
 Second, it added an information that the
Pacific is the largest ocean.
 Third, Spain had an interest to Colonize
the Philippines.
The End