antonio pigafetta voyage around the world

• 3. accompanied magellan in the expedition to the moluccas begun in august of 1519 and finished in september 1522


  the three islands was called ladrones islands which means thieves
• ladrones island is presently known as marianas island


  first voyage around the world was on march 16, 1521, arrived in zamal (samar)
• March 18, 1521, 9 men came to them and showed joy and eagerness in seeing them. they welcomed them with food, drinks and gifts. pegafetta detailed in amazement and fascination the palm tree which bore fruits called cochos and wine.


  he characterized the people as " very familiar and friendly" and willingly showed them different islands and the names of these islands.
• • March 25, 1521, they saw two balanghai (balangay) in mazzava/mazaus
  • Gold was abundant- parts of the ship and of the house of the king were made of gold
• • this king was named Raia Calambu, king of zuluan and calagan (butuan and caragua), and the first king was Raia Siagu. (they're siblings)
  • March 31, 1521, First Mass in Philippines was held in "Mazaua" attended by Magellan, Raia Calambu, Raia Siagu, and local islanders.
• Magellan ordered that the cross be brought with nails and crown in place.

  1. Signs of his emperor 2. Once other spaniards saw the cross, they would not harm them.
• • April 7, 1521, magellan and his men reached Zubu(Cebu) and met the king ( Rajah Humabon)
  • the king wanted magellan and his men to pay tribute but they told the interpreter, Enrique, that they are working for the king of spain and threatened him war.
• antonio lombardo or francisco antonio pigafetta, around 1491 when he was born at Vicenza, Republic of the venice or he was know now as italy and died at the aged of 39 around 1531.


  He studied astronomy; geography and cartography and an italian scholar and explorer.
• He travelled with the portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan and his crew on their first voyage around the world.


  He was one of the 18 men who returned to spain in 1522.
• • The first Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, 1521 ( easter sunday)
  • Father Pedro de valderama, located at the southern leyte
• • a popularly known as the birthplace of the church in the philippines
  • Holy First Mass marked the birth of roman catholicism in the philippines.
• • april 8, 1521, magellan and the chiefs and kings of zubu gathered on the open square and agreed to have blood pact.
  • mass was held attended by 800 locals
• • humabon became "carlos" and humanay became "juana" after they were baptized
  • humanay was gifted with an image of St. Nino
• • april 28, 1521, magellan was hit by a poisoned arrow, he was speared in the face and hit into his left leg with sword or kampilan.
  • cebuanos the poisoned the remaining soldiers because they raped some women before the battle of mactan.
• • after the battle of mactan, they survivors left, burned the concepcion and continued their search for spice islands.
  • they travelled to muslim court of brunei in borneo. with the help of local guides, they reached maluku islands after more than two years.
• • return after the voyage, the victoria, the last and smallest ship of magellan's fleet sailed west home, captained by juan sebastian elcano.
  • on september 8, 1523, the crew of the victoria cast anchor at seville, spain
• • Masao, 1872: amonument to commemorate the site of the first mass on the philippines was erected in Butuan
  • 1953: the people in butuan asked philippine historical committee to rehabilitate the monument or place a marker on the site
• • Zaide identified Masao in Butuan as the location of the first mass, the basis zaide's claim is the diary of antonio Pigafetta, chronicle of magellan's voyage
• • Limawasa, Jaime de Veyra stated that the first mass was celebrated in Limawasa not in Butuan
  • Historian Pablo Pastells Colin's Labor Evangelica that magellan did not go to butuan but from limawasa to cebu
• • francisco alba pilot of magellan's flagship does not mention the first mass but he writes that they erected a crossin a mountain which overlooked three island the west and the southwest
  • James roberstson agreed with pastels in a footnote that "mazua" was actually limawasa
• • in the authentic account of pigafetta, the port was not in butuan but an island named mazua (masawa)
  • father bernard studied all the pigafetta's maps, which place in mazau off the southern tip of the larger island of leyte, a check with the modern maps will show that this jibes with limawasa and not masao or butuan
• evidence for limawasa- the evidence of albo's log book, the evidence of pigafetta, summary of the evidence of albo and pigafetta, confirmatory evidence from the legazpi expedition


  evidence for masao- the name of the place, the route from homonhon, the latitude position, the geographical features
• to look for spices in moluccas island
• there were 5 ships, conception-burned and the last smallest ship is victoria
• • they left spain 1519 and ended 1593
  • for 4 years and 1 month