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    Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian explorer who joined Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, becoming one of only 18 survivors of the first circumnavigation of the Earth. According to Pigafetta's account, locals like Rajah Humabon initially welcomed Magellan and his crew to the Philippines. However, Magellan was later killed in a battle with the leader Lapu-Lapu, who resisted Spanish control. Pigafetta described the islanders as living simple, nature-dependent lives with cultural practices influenced by Malay traditions and their own tribal structures. His journal provided insights into conditions in the 16th century Visayan Islands but was not published due to concerns about reliability and perspective as a European rather than a

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    Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian explorer who joined Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, becoming one of only 18 survivors of the first circumnavigation of the Earth. According to Pigafetta's account, locals like Rajah Humabon initially welcomed Magellan and his crew to the Philippines. However, Magellan was later killed in a battle with the leader Lapu-Lapu, who resisted Spanish control. Pigafetta described the islanders as living simple, nature-dependent lives with cultural practices influenced by Malay traditions and their own tribal structures. His journal provided insights into conditions in the 16th century Visayan Islands but was not published due to concerns about reliability and perspective as a European rather than a

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    Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian explorer who joined Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, becoming one of only 18 survivors of the first circumnavigation of the Earth. According to Pigafetta's account, locals like Rajah Humabon initially welcomed Magellan and his crew to the Philippines. However, Magellan was later killed in a battle with the leader Lapu-Lapu, who resisted Spanish control. Pigafetta described the islanders as living simple, nature-dependent lives with cultural practices influenced by Malay traditions and their own tribal structures. His journal provided insights into conditions in the 16th century Visayan Islands but was not published due to concerns about reliability and perspective as a European rather than a

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    1.) Who is Antonio Pigafetta? What is his role in the Magellan Elcano expedition?

    -Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian scholar and explorer from the Republic of Venice . He
    joined the expedition to the Spice Islands led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan under the
    flag of King Charles I of Spain and, after Magellan's death in the Philippines , the
    subsequent voyage around the world .

    2.) According to Pigafetta, how did the locals of the island welcome Magellan and his
    crew? 3. How are the islander's way of life, cultural practices, and religious beliefs
    described?

    -According to Pigafetta, locals like Rajah Humabon and his wife Juana welcomed
    Magellan and his crewpeacefully. Magellan or one of his crew members were able to
    cure the Rajah’s ill grandson, so in return, the latter has allowed some of his followers to
    be baptized as christians. However, not all locals were very welcoming as Magellan was
    soon killed by in a battle with another native leader, Lapu-lapu

    3.) How are the islander's way of life, cultural practices, and religious beliefs described?

    -The islander's way of life is described to be simple, nature dependent, and close knit of
    family ties. Their culture and ways of living can be similar to the Malay influence, and
    their own sense of tribe. Their religious beliefs would be mostly venerating various Gods
    of nature.

    4. What does Pigafetta's account tell us about the conditions of the Visayan islands in
    thei6th century?

    -The Pigafetta's account showed that the people of the Visayan Islands in the 16th
    century lived a simple life but they were gradually changing because of the influence of
    the voyagers.

    5. Based on Pigafetta's account, how did the battle of Mactan start?

    -It began when Lapu-lapu, in their village, did not want to comply and follow the King of
    Spain on his intent. Magellan get mad and did not go to Mactan. ... Philippines is the
    time when Spanish Colonization happened.

    6. Why was Pigafetta's journal not published?

    -Agoncillo, deemed Pigafetta's manuscripts unreliable. Agoncillo declared that there was
    no Philippine history before 1872, disqualifying Pigafetta's manuscripts. He considered these as
    Spanish history as seen through the eyes of a European, instead of the eyes and the words of a
    Filipino.

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