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Summy o f t h e Fi  st
voy  ge  ound t h e wold
By Antonio Pigafetta
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Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490-ca. 1534)

 k n o w n by the n ame Antonio
L o mb a rdo of o r
Pigafetta Francisco Antonio
 F a m o u s Italian traveler
 B o r n in Vicenza a ro un d 1 4 9 0
 Died in the same city i n 1534
 Studied astronomy, geography and
cartography and d ur in g his younger
years, he worked i n the s hips owned
by the Knights of
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Rhodes
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Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1490-ca. 1534)

 Joined the Magallanes-Elcano f a m o u s
expedition to the Moluccas begun in
A u g u st 1519 and finished S e p t e m b e r
1522
 H a d a hand-written account of the
expedition entitled “The First
Voyage Around the World” which
will be analyzed later

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Histo  ic  l Context

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“The Fi r st Voyage a ro und the

World” was written i n one of
the 5 shi ps of the Magallanes-
Elcano expedition.
T h e s e 5 ships were first one
to circumnavigate around the
world that was led by
Ferdinand Magellan, a
Portuguese explorer, and wh en
he died in the Battle of
King Charles V p r o vi d e d the M a ctan, Juan Sebastian
S p a n i sh fleet n a m e d A rmad a de Elcano took over.
Molu c c a which was led by
Magellan.

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T h e 5 ships
Santiago San Antonio Concepcion
• • Crew: 60 • Crew: 43
Crew: 32
• • Under the command of Juan • Under the command
Under the command of Juan
Serrano De Cartagena of Gaspar de
• • Soon led by Alvarado De Quesada
Smallest of the 5 ships
• Mesquita • Captain was executed
Called as a ‘caravel’
• • Largest in the fleet because of mutiny
First ship that has been lost
• Second ship that has • burned
been lost • Third ship that has
been lost
Trinidad Victoria
• Crew: 55 • Crew: 43
• Under the command of • Under the command of Luiz
Ferdinand Magellan Mendoza; soon led by
• The Flagship Juan Sebastian Elcano
• Was attacked by • Antonio Pigafetta on
Portuguese ship board
• Left shipwrecked • First ship circumnavigated the
• Fourth ship that has been world
lost • Only
voyageship to complete the
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O u t of the 5 ships, only 3 ships reached

in the Philippines. After the Battle of
Mactan, their m a n is enough to m a n
two ships: Tri n i da d and Victoria. Until,
they returned to Spain, only one ship
s u r v i v e d which is Victoria, one of the
s u r v i v o r s was A n t o n i o Pigafetta which
kept the journal about their expedition.

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U p o n the advice of Pigafetta’s associates, he presented

his account to Pope Clement VII, Philippe de Villiers
I’Isle-Adam, and to L o u i s of S a v o y to finance its
publication. But, he was unable to find a financier.

T h e original journal of Pigafetta did not s u r v i v e d

throu gho ut the history. W h a t was handed to u s was just
the manuscript that n e v e r came out of the press during
his lifetime.

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 b o u t The Text

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Pigafetta’s account is the longest

and m o s t c o m p r e h e n s i v e in
describing their encounters
d ur in g the Magallanes-Elcano
expedition .

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Wh  t ws discussed?
T h e fate of the five s hips t h r o u g h o u t the
expedition.

T h e challenges and unforeseen p ro b le ms along the way

of the expedition such as hostility of the people they
met, shortage of food, misunderstandings between the
crew, types of diseases.

maps, glossaries of native words, geographic

i nfor m a t i on and descriptions of the flora and
fauns of the place they visited

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C o n t e x t P  esent  tion
nd  n  lysis o f t h e
impo  t  nt
histo  ic  l
Infomtion f o u n d
in the Document

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The t i m e l i n e du  ing thei  st  y i n

the Philippines

Arrived in Z a m al
(now Sa mar), the
island was
called H u m u n u (now H o m o n h o n )

Locals welcomed t h e m by giving t h e m their native

products such as fish, figs, coconuts, palm wine

M ch 16, 1521

ivl i n sm

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The t i m e l i n e du  ing thei  st  y i n

the Philippines

Sunday morning

H e l d at Mazaua (Limasawa)

Attended by local islanders, Sp a ni s h voyagers, the

two Rajas, and Magellan

M ch 31, 1521

FIST MSS I N THE
PHILIPPINES

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The t i m e l i n e du  ing thei  st  y i n

the Philippines

A r r i v e d at the port of Z u b u (Cebu), the largest and

the m o s t trade island

Pigafetta described the inhabitants’ houses that were

made of logs

Fired m o r t a r s as a “sign of peace and friendship”

Te n s i o n between the king of Z u b u and the voyagers

and Magellan threatened t h e m to rage war
p  il 7, 1521
ivl i n ubu

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The t i m e l i n e du  ing thei  st  y i n

the Philippines

Held m a ss with Raja

H u m abon and
baptized 8 0 0
souls

Pifagetta showed the image of Child Jesus and a cross to

the queen and asked to keep in place of h e r idols

T h e Child Jesus is k n o w n today as Santo Niño,

which is celebrated e ve ry January in Cebu

p  il 14, 1521
IM  GE OF CHILD
JESUS
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The t i m e l i n e du  ing thei  st  y i n

the Philippines

Datu Zula, chief of the island Matan (Mactan) welcomed

them. B u t Cilapulapu, the other chief, refused to obey to
the king of Spain.
Datu Zula
requested the captain
to defeat
Cilapulapu, which started the battle

Na tives outsmarted them, used ‘patibongs’ to defeat

them. T h e voyagers were losing in this battle

p  il 27, 1521
BTTLE OF MCTN

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The t i m e l i n e du  ing thei  st  y i n

the Philippines

Captain told t h e m to give u p this losing battle, but

his m e n insist.
Magellan was shot in the leg with a poisoned arrow. H e
died, their ‘mirror’, ‘comfort’, and ‘true guide’ as what
Pigafetta described.

T h e y retreated leaving their captain dead.

p  il 28, 1521
DE  TH OF MGELLN

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September 8, 1522
Vic to ria, the o n ly sh ip
survived, finally arrived at
Seville. T h u s , ending the
Magallanes-Elcano
expedition.

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C o n t  i b u t i o n  nd
elev  nce o f t h e
Document in
Unde  st  nding the
G  nd Ntive
o f Philippine
Histo  y

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T h e account contributed to the field of geography,

navigation, and history.
It p r o v e d that the earth is not flat, and one can go to
the east by sailing west.

D isco ver y that there is a big body of easter side of

A m e r ic a n continent which they called Pacific ocean.

Make u s k n o w the different native products d u r i n g

the pre-colonial period such as p a lm wine, figs,
coconuts, palmito, and such.

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It p r o v e d that the Philippines was rich in natural

resources e v e n before the colonial period.
Described the barter trade d u r i n g the colonial
period
Make u s k n o w the physical appearance of o u r
ancestors: wearing gold earrings, gold armlets o n
their arms, kerchiefs o n their heads

Described the economic and political status d u r i n g the

pre-colonial era

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Described the faith o r religion d ur in g the p r e -

colonial period: worshipping the nature.
T h i s account is an evidence that these voyagers first
introduced to u s Christianity. T h e y taught o u r
ancestors w o r s h ip idols.
L e t u s k n o w s o m e rare animals present d u r i n g that
era.
L e t u s k n o w the way of life of o u r ancestors such as
their houses and livelihood.

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A n evidence that m o s t of the Filipinos are

hospitable e v e n before

L e t u s k no w the funeral practices and beliefs d u r i n g

the pre-colonial period

S h o w e d the ‘nationalism’ of L a p u l a p u before, it also

showed h o w wise and prepared they fought against the
voyagers.

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It is i m p o r ta n t to k n o w these
things (our origin) because we
can understand o u r o w n
identity, we can learn to
p re ser v e o u r culture and can
correct the mistakes that
happened in the past.

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References
✣ https://thebiography.us/en/pigafetta-antonio
✣https://archive.org/details/firstvoyageround00piga
✣https://prezi.com/p/fjnraprzdu7l/the-first-voyage-around-
the-world/

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