FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD BY MAGELLAN - PIGAFETTA

• Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expeditions to the East Indie from 1519-1522 to search for the Moluccas Islands (Spice Islands)


  Ferdinand Magellan
• Born on February 3, 1480

  Died on April 25, 1521


  Ferdinand Magellan
• Born on 1491

  Died on 1531


  Antonio Pigafetta
• An Italian scholar and explorer from the Republic of Venice


  Antonio Pigafetta
• His parents are Giovanni Pigafetta and Angela Zoga; the eldest of the two siblings


  Antonio Pigfetta
• He is from Vicenza, 100km west of Venice, Italy 


  Antonio Pigafetta
• He studied astronomy, geography, and cartography


  Antonio Pigafetta
• He joined the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano in the Moluccas that started on August 1519 - September 1522

  Antonio Pigafetta
• This was published after Pigafetta returned to Italy

  The First Voyage Around the World by Magellan
• It includes the first-hand observation of Pigafetta and general impression of the Far East including their experiences in the Visayas

  The First Voyage Around the World by Magellan
• It is the agreement between Spain (West) and Portugal (East) about the part of the world that they can explore 


  Treaty of Todesillas
• The king of Spain who agreed to Magellan's offer to find the Spice Islands (Moluccas) and to find a route to reach the east part of the world using the west path

  King Charles I
• Start of expedition

  September 20, 1519
• 1. Trinidad - Ferdinand Magellan
  2. San Antonio - Juan de Cartegana
  3. Conception - Gaspar de Quesada
  4. Victoria - Luis de Mendoza
  5. Santiago - Juan Serrano


  Ships and its Leaders that Joined the Expedition
• They sailed in San Lucar de Barrameda across the Atlantic Ocean.
• After a month, the explorers reached South America.
• When they reached the Port of St. Julian (Argentina), Mendoza, Quesada, and Cartegana had a misunderstanding because of Magellan and their bad experiences and i led to rebellion and contradiction to him.
• Only ships that Magellan trusted

  Santiago and Trinidad
• While they are leaving the St. Julian Port, the Santiago ship was destroyed by a storm and this led to the moving of people to the other ships.
• On October 21, 1520, they reached a strait (kipot) - Strait of Magellan. After a month, Cartegana decided to go back to Spain.
• The only ships that reached Pacific Ocean

  Victoria, Conception, and Trinidad
• On November 1520, they reached a peaceful and calm sea. that is why Magellan named it Mar Pacifico, or now known as Pacific Ocean.
• The explorers reached Guam on March 6, 1521 in the Ladrones Islands (Marianas Islands). Pigafetta named it Island of Thieves because it is said that they were robbed by the inhabitants.
• On March 16, 1521, Pigafetta reported that they reached the isle of Zamal (Samar). But Magellan decided to land in another uninhabited island (Leyte) for greater security were they could rest for a few days.
• March 18 - nine men came to them and show joy and eagerness in seeing them and welcomed them with food, drinks, and gifts; fish, palm, wine (uraca), figs, cochos/cocos, and rice (umai)
• 1. Green husk
  2. 2 finger thickness
  3. Dark brown/ Very hard husk
  4. White marrow


  Parts of the coconut that Pigafetta described
• They went to Humunu Island (Homonhon - Watering Place of Good Signs) where they found the first signs of gold in the island
• On March 25, they saw two balangay.
• A boat full of people in Mazzava/Mazaua


  Balangai/Balangay
• He is the first raja that Magellan met. He is also the one who exchanged gifts and brotherhood with the Portuguese explorer.

  Raja Siagu
• • King of Zuluan and Calagan (Butuan and Caragua)
  • Most handsome according to Pigafetta
  • Brother of Raja Siagu

  Raja Calumba
• First mass happened in Limasawa that Magellan led


  March 31, 1521
• On April 7, 1521, Magellan and his men reached the Port of Cebu, the largest and the richest of the islands with the help of Raja Calumba.
• He is the king of Cebu and cousin of Raja Siagu and Raja Calumba


  Raja Humabon
• Magellan asked the people who would succeed the king after his reign and the people responded that the eldest child of the king, who happened to be a daughter, would be the next in line.
• When was Raja Humabon baptized as Christian and named as Carlos?


  April 14, 1521
• After 8 days (April 22, 1521), all of the inhabitants in Cebu were already baptized.
• When the queen, Hara Amihan came to the Mass one day, Magellan game her an image of the Infant Jesus made by Pigafetta himself.
• On April 26, 1521, Zula, a principal man from the island of Matan (Mactan) went to see Magellan and ask him a boat full of men so that he could fight the chief name Silapulapu (Lapu-Lapu). According to Zula, Lapu-Lapu refused to obey the king and was also preventing him from doing so.
• Battle of Mactan


  April 27, 1521