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• Tragedy in Islas Ladrones (Guam)
• Magellan's voyage around the world

  1. Navigated 60 leagues

  2. Discovered 3 islands

  3. Went ashore to get provisions

  4. Locals stole the small boat

  5. Captain-general went ashore with 40 armed men, burned houses, killed 7 men, recovered the boat

  6. Sick men asked for entrails of killed locals

  7. Locals followed the ships for over a league
• Arrived at high land 300 leagues from Islas Ladrones - an island named Zamal [Samar]


  March 16, 1521
• Events on March 17-18


  1. Captain-general landed on an uninhabited island to get water and rest

  2. 9 men in a boat approached, their chief showed joy at the arrival

  3. Captain-general gave them gifts, they gave fish, palm wine, figs, coconuts in return
• Coconut palm


  Provides wine, food, oil, vinegar, milk for the people
• The island where they landed was called Humunu [now Homonhon], but they called it "the watering place of Good Signs" as they found gold there
• Locals came with coconuts, oranges, palm wine, and a cock

  March 22
• They stayed there for a week, the captain visited the sick daily and gave them coconut water
• Locals


  • Go naked with cloth around privates, except chiefs who wear cotton embroidered with silk
  • Dark, fat, painted, long black hair
  • Use daggers, knives, spears, shields, javelins, fishing nets, boats like the Europeans
• On March 25, the author fell into the sea but was rescued
• Events on March 28

  1. Saw a small boat with 8 men, captain's slave spoke to them

  2. 2 large boats (balanghai) came, the king was in the larger one, he entered the ship and was given gifts, the captain showed him the ship's merchandise and weapons
• The captain wanted to send 2 of his men with the king, the author was one of them
• Events on the island

  1. The king and his men welcomed the author and his companion

  2. They sat on the stern of a large boat, the king had pork and wine brought, they ate and drank with ceremonial gestures

  3. The author wrote down words in the local language, which amazed the locals

  4. They went to the king's palace, built high on posts with ladders
• Drinking ceremony


  1. Extend fist of left hand

  2. Drink
• They all make those signs one toward another when they drink
• Ate meat on holy Friday, for I could not help myself
• Giving the king many things

  1. Before supper hour

  2. Wrote down names of many things in their language
• When the king and the others saw me writing, and when I told them their words, they were all astonished
• Eating supper


  1. Two large porcelain dishes brought in

  2. One full of rice

  3. One of pork with its gravy

  4. Ate with same signs and ceremonies
• Eating with the king

  1. Sat on a bamboo mat with legs drawn

  2. Platter of roast fish cut in pieces brought in

  3. Ginger freshly gathered

  4. Wine
• My companion became intoxicated because of so much drinking and eating
• Lighting


  Used the gum of a tree called anime wrapped in palm or fig leaves
• The king made us a sign that he was going to go to sleep
• Waking up


  1. Slept on a bamboo mat with pillows made of leaves

  2. When the day dawned, the king came and took me by the hand
• Parting


  1. King kissed our hands with great joy

  2. One of his brothers, the king of another island, and three men came with us
• Pieces of gold, of the size of walnuts and eggs, are found by sifting the earth in the island of that king whom I led to our ships
• All the dishes of that king are of gold and some portion of his house, as we were told by that king himself
• The island of the king is called Butuan and Calagan
• Raia Colambu


  Name of the first king
• Raia Siau


  Name of the second king
• Sailing to Zubu


  1. Passed among five islands: Ceylon, Bohol, Canighan, Baybai, and Gatighan

  2. Killed a bat in Gatighan for them, which resembled chicken in taste

  3. There are doves, turtle-doves, parrots, and certain black birds as large as domestic chickens, which have a long tail

  4. The last-mentioned birds lay eggs as large as the goose and bury them under the sand through the great heat of which they hatch out
• The distance from Mazaua to Gatighan is twenty leagues
• Sailing to Zubu


  1. Waited near three islands: Polo, Ticobon, and Pozon

  2. The king of Mazaua caught up with us
• The distance from Gatighan to Zubu is fifteen leagues
• Arriving at Zubu


  1. Entered the port of Zubu, passing by many villages, where we saw many houses built upon logs

  2. Captain general ordered the ships to fling their banners

  3. Sails were lowered and arranged as if for battle, and all the artillery was fired
• The action caused great fear to the people
• Meeting the king of Zubu

  1. Captain sent a foster-son of his as ambassador to the king of Zubu with the interpreter

  2. Interpreter told them that the artillery firing was a sign of peace and friendship, and to honor the king

  3. King and all his men were reassured
• The king said that it was their custom for all ships that entered their ports to pay tribute

  A junk from Ciama (Siam) laden with gold and slaves had paid him tribute four days ago
• The king said that he would deliberate with his men and would answer the captain on the following day
• Refreshments


  Many dishes, all from meat and contained in porcelain platters, besides many jars of wine brought in