Summary of The First Voyage Around The World

Summary of the First
Voyage around the

World by Magellan’s
Expedition: Pigafetta’s
Account
GROUP 1
BY: BASILIOS, SHEILA MAE P
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
• He was a Portuguese explorer who
organized the Spanish expedition
to the East Indies from 1519 to
1522, resulting in the first
circumnavigation of the Earth.
Who is Antonio Pigafetta?
• An Italian nobleman who
accompanied Ferdinand
Magellan in his fateful
circumnavigation of the
world.
Pigafetta Account
• Pigafetta's eyewitness
account is the “most
detailed and only surviving
account” of the critical
events in Philippine history.
• Pigafetta’s account was also a
major referent to the events
leading to Magellan’s arrival in
Philippines, his encounter with
local leaders, his death in the
hands of Lapu-lapu’s forces in the
battle of Mactan, and in departure
of what was left of Magellan’s
fleet from the islands.
Island of Thieves
• Landrones Islands is presently
known as the Marianas Islands.
• Located south-southeast of Japan,

west-southwest of Hawaii, north of
New Guinea, and east of Philippines.
Zamal
• Ten days after they reached
Landrones Islands, Pigafetta
reported that they reached what
Pigafetta called the isle of Zamal,
now Samar.
Humunu Island
(Homonhon)
• They then next dropped anchor at

Homonhon, another small island in
the province of Eastern Samar.
• It is in Humunu Island where they
found what Pigafetta referred to as
the “Watering Place of Good Signs.”
• It is in this place where Pigafetta

wrote that they found the first signs
of gold in the island.
• Named the island with the nearby

islands as the archipelago of St.
Lazarus.
Limasawa
(Mazaua)
• He befriended Rajah Calambu the

chieftain of Limasawa, who guided
him to Cebu.
Butuan
• Chieftain of Butuan is the
brother of Rajah Calambu who
goes by the name Rajah Siagu.
Cebu
• then Magellan befriended to
Rajah Humabon, the tribal
chief of Cebu.
• Known as the largest and the

richest of the islands.
First Catholic Mass
• The first catholic mass was held in
Limasawa Island.
• Raja Humabon and his wife were

baptized in catholic faith they gave
name a Carlos and Juana to honor of
the king and queen of Spain.
• Magellan gave Juana the Santo Niño,

an image of the infant Jesus, as a
symbol of their new alliance.
• As a result of Magellan’s influence
with Rajah Humabon, an order had been
issued to the nearby chiefs that each
of them were to provide food supplies
for the ships, and was to pay forms of
tribute to the king of Spain.
• Magellan himself would see that those

who failed to obey were put to death,
and that their property would be
appropriated for the king’s use.
• Datu Lapu-Lapu, one of the two chiefs
within the island of Mactan, was the
only chieftain to show his opposition.
He refused to accept the authority of
Rajah Humabon in these matters.
• Rajah Humabon, and Datu Zula (principal

man from the island of Mactan)
suggested Magellan to go to the island
of Mactan, and kill rival chieftain Datu
Lapu-Lapu. Magellan "agreed".
Battle in Mactan
• Magellan offered three boats and expressed his
desire to go to Mactan himself to fight Lapu-lapu.
• Magellan arrived in daylight along with his 49 men.
• While the islanders in Mactan who’s with Lapu-lapu

were estimated to number 1500.
• Magellan died in the battle when he was pierced

with a poisoned arrow in his right leg.
Lapu-lapu
• Lapu-lapu is the first Filipino
hero who fought against a
colonization way back in the pre
colonial era.
• Lapu-lapu didn’t kill Ferdinand

Magellan himself but one of his
men did it.
Analysis of Pigafetta’s Chronicle
• Chronicle of Pigafetta is was one of
the most cited documents by
historians who wished to study the
precolonial Philippines.
• Was seen as a credible source
• Was believed that Pigafetta’s writings

account for the “purest” precolonial
society.
• In reading Pigafetta’s description of
the people, one has to keep in mind
that he was coming from a sixteenth
century European perspective.
• It should be understood that such

observations where rooted from the
context of Pigafetta and his era.
Sixteenth Century
• European economy was
mercantilist.
• Such system measures the wealth

of kingdoms based on their
accumulation of bullions or
precious metals like gold and
silver.
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Voyage around the

• Located south-southeast of Japan,

• They then next dropped anchor at

• It is in this place where Pigafetta

• Named the island with the nearby

• He befriended Rajah Calambu the

• Known as the largest and the

• Raja Humabon and his wife were

• Magellan gave Juana the Santo Niño,

• Magellan himself would see that those

• Rajah Humabon, and Datu Zula (principal

• Magellan arrived in daylight along with his 49 men.

• While the islanders in Mactan who’s with Lapu-lapu

• Magellan died in the battle when he was pierced

• Lapu-lapu didn’t kill Ferdinand

• Was seen as a credible source

• Was believed that Pigafetta’s writings

• It should be understood that such

• Such system measures the wealth

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