FIRST VOYAGE

AROUND THE
WORLD
Written by Antonio Pigafetta
Hispanization of the Philippines.
The 15th and 16th centuries brought an era of worldwide exploration and expansion that resulted from
The desire to gain new lands, power and wealth for the explorers and their countries. The goals of the
Europeans for their expansion can be summarized into God, Gold and Glory (3Gs).
 333 years colonized by the Spaniards.
 Religion is the greatest contribution or Catholicism and Christianization

◦ One of Ferdinand Magellan’s five ships—the Victoria—arrives at Sanlúcar de

Barrameda in Spain, thus completing the first circumnavigation of the world.
The Victoria was commanded by Basque navigator Juan Sebastian de Elcano, who
took charge of the vessel after the murder of Magellan in the Philippines in April 1521.
◦ During a long, hard journey home, the people on the ship suffered from starvation, scurvy,
and harassment by Portuguese ships. Only Elcano and 21 other passengers survived to
reach Spain in September 1522.
Ferdinand Magellan – He wants to prove the world is round.

Flagships of Magellan is Trinidad.

5 ships of Magellan
1. Trinidad – flagship of Magellan
2. Conception
3. Santiago
4. San Antonio – returned to spain because of the storm
5. Victoria – Juan Sebastian Del Cano, First ship to return in Spain.

Juan Sebastian Del Cano – The first man to circumnavigate the world.

Magellan – the reason Spaniards known that there is a Philippines Island.

"Marcos was right. He wanted to change it to Maharlika, a Malay

word, and it means more of a concept of serenity and peace,“
Warrior class a ruling clan in the pre hispanic
◦ On September 20, 1519,
◦ On October 21, 1520 he finally discovered the strait he had been seeking. The Strait of Magellan, as it became known, is
located near the tip of South America, separating Tierra del Fuego and the continental mainland. Magellan set sail from Spain
in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia.
◦ It took 38 days to navigate the treacherous strait, and when the ocean was sighted at the other end Magellan wept with joy. He
was the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic.
◦ March 6, 1521, the expedition landed at the island of Guam.
◦ March 16, 1521 – they saw the island of samar
◦ Had blood compact with Rajah Kolambu, such expedition brought him into the a group of Islands which they called
Archipilago of St. Lazarus or Islas de San Lazaro (Later renamed Philippines after King Philip II of Spain)
Ten days later, they dropped anchor at the Philippine island of Cebu–they were only about 400 miles from the Spice Islands.
Magellan met with the chief of Cebú, who after converting to Christianity persuaded the Europeans to assist him in conquering a
rival tribe on the neighboring island of Mactan. In subsequent fighting on April 27, Magellan was hit by a poisoned arrow and
left to die by his retreating comrades.
◦ April 27, 1521 Lapu-Lapu the Mactan chieftain killed Magellan
◦ Lapu Lapu was considered our first Hero
◦ After Magellan’s death, the survivors, in two ships, sailed on to the
Moluccas and loaded the hulls with spice. One ship attempted,
unsuccessfully, to return across the Pacific. The other ship,
the Victoria, continued west under the command of Juan Sebastian
de Elcano. The vessel sailed across the Indian Ocean, rounded the
Cape of Good Hope, and arrived at the Spanish port of Sanlúcar de
Barrameda on September 6, 1522, becoming the first ship to
circumnavigate the globe. The Victoria then sailed up the
Guadalquivir River, reaching Seville a few days later.
◦ Elcano was later appointed to lead a fleet of seven ships on another
voyage to Moluccas on behalf of Emperor Charles V. He died of
scurvy en route.
Why Lapu-Lapu killed Magellan
◦ Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a battle in which he should not have involved himself. Like many European explorers, Magellan was a
proselytizing Catholic, and because of this he lost sight of his main goal, which was to find the spice islands.
◦ By the time Magellan's fleet had entered the Philippines, Magellan really thought he was something special. He had previously thwarted a
mutiny by three of his five ship captains, found the strait to the pacific, and evaded the Portuguese naval detachment that was sent to arrest
him. As a deeply religious man, he began to believe that his journey was ordained by God.
◦ Lapu-Lapu was a chieftain on Mactan Island and enemy of Rajah Humabon; a chieftain of Cebu Island who was converted to Christianity by
Magellan. Lapu-Lapu had rejected the Spanish conversion and Magellan decided to use force, much to the delight of Rajah Humabon.
◦ Due to his deep convictions and the ease of converting other chieftains in the Philippines, he had no reservations about entering battle with
the defiant Lapu-Lapu and his warriors. He severely underestimated the capabilities of his opponents.
◦ When Magellan sailed to the island of Mactan with a small force, they were allegedly greeted on the shores with near 1,500 warriors. The
warriors recognized Magellan as the captain and descended on him with bamboo spears and cutlasses in the rocky shores of the island.
The rest of the Spanish retreated.
◦ Today, Lapu-Lapu has a statue in the Philippines.