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    First Voyage

    Around the World


    Analysis on the accounts
    of Antonio Pigafetta
    First Voyage Around
    the World

    • familiarize oneself with the primary documents in


    different historical periods of the Philippines.
    •properly interpret primary sources through examining
    the contact and context of the document,
    Deepen the analysis of the context behind each
    selected document.
    First Voyage Around
    the World
    Antonio Pigafetta – Famous Italian traveler born in
    Vicenza who became a great friendship with
    Magallanes, who accompanied, together with Juan
    Sebastián Elcano, in the famous expedition to the
    Moluccas begun in August of 1519 and finished in
    September 1522.
    In Pigafetta’s account, their fleet reached what he
    called the LADRONES ISLANDS or the “Islands of the
    Thieves.” He recounted: “These people have no arms,
    but use sticks, which have a fish bone at the end. They
    are poor, but ingenious, and great thieves, and for the
    sake of that we call these three islands the Ladrones
    Islands.”
    Ten days after they have reached Ladrones Islands,
    Pigafetta reported that they an island what he called
    the Isle of Zamal (now Samar) but Magellan decided to
    land in another uninhabited island for greater security
    where they could rest for a few days.
    The fleet went to Humunu Island (Homonhon) and
    there they found what he referred to as the “Watering
    Place of Good Signs.” for it is in this place that they
    found the first signs of gold in the island. They named
    the island together with a nearby island as the
    archipelago of St. Lazarus.
    On March 25th they saw two balanghai (balangay), n
    Mazzava/Mazaus. The leader whom he reffered to the king
    became closely bonded with Magellan as they both
    exchanged gifts to one another. – After a few days,
    Magellan was introduced to the king’s brother who was also
    a king of another island where Pigafetta reported that they
    saw mines of gold. The gold was abundant that parts of the
    ship and of the house of the king were made of gold. This
    king was named Raia Calambu.
    On March 31st (Easter Sunday), Magellan ordered the
    chaplain to preside a Mass by the shore. The king heard
    about this plan and sent two dead pigs and attended the
    Mass with the other king. Pigafetta then wrote: “…when the
    offertory of the mass came, the two kings, went to kiss the
    cross like us, but they offered nothing, and at the elevation
    of the body of our Lord they were kneeling like us, and
    adored our Lord with joined hands.”
    By April 7th, Magellan and his men reached the port of
    Zzubu (Cebu) with the help of Raia Calambu. By the
    next day, Magellan’s men and the king of Cebu name of
    Raia Humabon.
    On April 14, Magellan spoke to the kind and
    encouraged him to be a good Christian by burning all of
    the idols and worship the cross instead. The king of
    Cebu was then baptized as a Christian. After 8 days, all
    of the island’s inhabitant were already baptized.
    On 26th of April, Zula, a principal man from the island
    of Matan (Mactan) went to see Magellan and asked him
    for a boat full of men so that he would be able to fight
    the chief name Silapulapu (Lapulapu). Magellan offered
    3 boats instead and went to Mactan to fight the said
    chief.
    Magellan’s men then elected Duarte Barbosa as the
    new captian and assisted by Juan Serrano. – Pigafetta
    also accounted how Magellan’s slave and interpreter
    named Henry betrayed them and told the king of Cebu
    that they intended to leave as soon as possible. Juan
    Sebastian Elcano took the command of Victoria

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