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    Pigafetta did not provide an entirely unbiased account of Magellan's voyage, as his descriptions seemed to favor Magellan and Christianity. He described the indigenous people's appearances and customs but may have exaggerated the Europeans' virtues and downplayed the natives' positive traits. Pigafetta kept detailed records of the lands and peoples they encountered, noting physical characteristics like tattoos and piercings, as well as their simple lifestyles and customs. His account provides valuable insights as one of the earliest Western descriptions of the Philippines and its languages in the early 16th century.

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    Pigafetta did not provide an entirely unbiased account of Magellan's voyage, as his descriptions seemed to favor Magellan and Christianity. He described the indigenous people's appearances and customs but may have exaggerated the Europeans' virtues and downplayed the natives' positive traits. Pigafetta kept detailed records of the lands and peoples they encountered, noting physical characteristics like tattoos and piercings, as well as their simple lifestyles and customs. His account provides valuable insights as one of the earliest Western descriptions of the Philippines and its languages in the early 16th century.

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    Pigafetta did not provide an entirely unbiased account of Magellan's voyage, as his descriptions seemed to favor Magellan and Christianity. He described the indigenous people's appearances and customs but may have exaggerated the Europeans' virtues and downplayed the natives' positive traits. Pigafetta kept detailed records of the lands and peoples they encountered, noting physical characteristics like tattoos and piercings, as well as their simple lifestyles and customs. His account provides valuable insights as one of the earliest Western descriptions of the Philippines and its languages in the early 16th century.

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    Pigafetta did not provide an entirely unbiased account of Magellan's voyage, as his descriptions seemed to favor Magellan and Christianity. He described the indigenous people's appearances and customs but may have exaggerated the Europeans' virtues and downplayed the natives' positive traits. Pigafetta kept detailed records of the lands and peoples they encountered, noting physical characteristics like tattoos and piercings, as well as their simple lifestyles and customs. His account provides valuable insights as one of the earliest Western descriptions of the Philippines and its languages in the early 16th century.

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    PROCESS QUESTIONS

    1.Did Pigafetta accurately recorded the voyage free from the biases? why or
    why not?

    -Pigafetta did not really accurately recorded the voyage free from biases, I
    found some Pigafetta ‘s comments to be biased to Magellan and to
    Christianity in general, I believe that Pigafetta may have exaggerated the
    accounts regarding the kindness and courage of the Europeans, on the other
    hand, Piggafetta may have downplayed a bit the positive traits of the natives
    but instead, dwelled on the peculiarities on the natives in comparison with
    the crew of Magellan.

    2. How did Pigafetta describe the inhabitants of the places they have been
    through? Did he look at them as an inferior race? What are the factors that
    affect his view about these people?

    -Pigafetta kept a detailed journal, it is about the description of the people


    and places that they have been through, one of the example is the islanders,
    according to pigafetta people who live near the island had holes in their ears,
    he also saw an islander covered in tattoos which he describe as painted and
    the accessories that the islander wore like gold earings in the ear, gold
    armlets in arms, kerchiefs on their heads and others, in short the islanders
    were the type of people who are contented on what they have and very
    dependent in nature, the pigafettas account showed that the people of the
    islanders in the 16th century lived a simple life but they were gradually
    changing because of the influence of the voyagers.

    3.Why do we need to study his account?

    -We need to study his account because it is the best description we have of
    the Philippines in the early 16th century,and of just how Magellan's
    expedition encountered the islands and the people,so it's very valuable.
    Pigafetta's work is important not only as a source of information about the
    voyage itself, but also includes an early Western description of the people
    and languages of the Philippines. Of the approximately 240 men who set out
    with Magellan, Pigafetta was one of only 18 who returned to Spain.

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