Antonio Pigafetta

The First Voyage
Around the World

by: Antonio Pigafetta
Antonio Pigafetta- 1491-1531
 an Italian scholar and explorer from Venice
 He studied geography, astronomy and
cartography
 He belonged to a rich family in Venice
 He joined the the expedition to the spice
island led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan
under the flag ship of King Charles I of Spain
 He recovered and was among the 18 who
accompanied Juan Sebatian Elcano on board
Victoria to Spain.
voyage 1519-1522
Strait of Magellan
The ladronis Island or landrones Island/
Island of the thieves now Marianas Island
They discovered the ladronis Island on

March 6, 1521.
The people of Landroni live according to their will and has no superior, they are
naked, some of them have beards and some have their hair down to waist. They
wear hats made of palm leaves. They are tall and adore nothing. They are born
white and later became brown and have their teeth in black or red.
• The women also go naked, except they cover their nature with thin bark.
• They are beautiful and delicate and whiter than the men.
• Hair is loose and flowing, very black and long
• They do not go to work but they make cloth and baskets of palm trees
• They anoint their bodies with cochos and giongioli (sesame)
They are poor, but ingenious and great thieves.

Magellan arrived at daybreak in sight a
high island named Zamal Island on
March 16, 1521 but decided to land on
another near uninhibited island for
security.
Zamal Island/Homonhon Island

Guian, Easter Samar
• On March 18, 1521, nine men came to them and
showed joy and eagerness in seeing them. Magellan
realized that this men were reasonable and welcomed
them with foods, drinks, and gift.
• On March 22, 1521, Pigafetta recounted that they saw

to balahai, the long boats full of people from
Mazzava/Mazaus. The leader whom he referred to
Magellan became closely bonded with Magellan as they
both exchange gifts to one
• On March 25, 1521, Pigafetta went to the side of the
ship to fish, he slip because it rained and he fell into the
water without anyone seeing him. Luckily he found a
sheet of the sail and hold unto it.
On March 28th,
•a small boat called baloto, with 8men inside came
•The slave of the captain spoke to them from afar and understood his language but
did not enter the ship because they are afraid.
•The captain showed them a red cap and other things and placed it on the plank
•They took it joyously and returned to their king.
•Two hours after, two ballanghai boats, full of men came.
•The king was entertained by the captain and offered him a large bar of gold and a
chest full of ginger. The captain thank him and did not accept it.
•Next day the king came again and embraced the captain bringing with him 3 china
dishes with rice and two large fishes. The captain gave him a Turkish robe and a
cap, and to his people some knives or mirrors.
•The captain showed him around clothes, linen, coral, other merchandise and
artillery-which he fired and the king was astonished; the captain had one of his men
wear an armor and struck by three men with daggers and swords. The king thought
of this very strange but the captain said an armor is worth a 100 of his men. The
captain showed him the sword, helmets, compass and the maps.
•The captain then ask if he could go with the king to where he lives and thus the
king granted this.
Magellan was introduced to the king’s brother who was also a king from another
island before they went back to the ship and he went with them. In the island
belonging to the king who came to the ship there are mines of gold. The gold was
abundant that parts of the ship and of the house of the king was made of gold. He
was the handsomest man that Pigafetta saw among them. The island of this king is
named Zuluan and Calagan (Butuan and Caragua), his name is Raiah Calambu,
and the first king was raiah Siagu. and when these two kings wish to visit one
another they come to hunt in this island where we were.
• On March 31, 1521 (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, 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.
• After mass had been said each one did the duty of a Christian,
receiving our Lord. Then he had a cross brought, with the nails
and crown, to which the kings made reverence, and the captain
had them told that these things which he showed them were
the sign of the emperor his lord and master, from whom he had
charge and commandment to place it in all places where he
might go or pass by. He told them that he wished to place it in
their country for their profit, because if there came afterwards
any ships from Spain to those islands, on seeing this cross,
they would know that we had been there, and therefore they
would not cause them any displeasure to their persons nor
their goods; and if they took any of their people, on showing
them this sign, they would at once let them go.
• The cross was planted. Pigafetta ask which port can they
obtain food. The King replied there are three: Ceylon, Zzubu
and Calaghan. Zzubu as the largest.
• The interpreter asked the king why there was so little to eat
there. The latter replied that he did not live there in that
place, except when he went hunting and to see his brother
and that he lived in another island where all his family
were.
• The first king said that he would go himself and conduct
him to this port, and be his pilots but that he should wait
two days, until he had had his rice gathered in and done
other things which he had to do, begging him to lend him
some of his men so as to get done sooner. This the captain
agreed to.
• This kind of people are gentle, and go naked, and are
painted. They wear a piece of cloth made from a tree, like a
linen cloth, round their body to cover their natural parts:
they are great drinkers.
• This island is named Mazzava. We remained
seven days in this place
• When the king arrived he was much astonished at
our navigation, the captain-general bade him come
on board his ship with some of his principal
people, at which they were much pleased we went
to Zzubu
By April 7th, Magellan and his
men reached port of Zzubu
(cebu) with the help of Raia
Calambu who offered to pilot
them in going to the island. The
king od Cebu demanded that
pay tribute as it was customary
but Magellan refused. By the
next da, Magellan’s men and the
king of Cebu, together with the
other principal men of Cebu, met
in an open space. There the king
offered a bit of his blood and
demanded Magellan to do the
same.
On April 14, Magellan spoke to the king and encouraged him to be
a good Christian by burning all the idols and worship the cross
instead. The king of Cebu was baptized as Christian. After 8 days,
all of the island’s inhabitants were baptized as Christian.
When the queen came to the mass one day, Magellan gave her an
image of Infant Jesus made by Pigafetta himself.
On 26th April, Zula a principal man from the Island of Matan (Mactan) went to see
Magellan and asked him a boat full of men so that he would be able to fight the
chief name Silapulapu (Lapulapu). Magellan offered 3 boats and went to Mactan to
fight the said chief.
They numbered 49 in total and the islanders of Mactan a total of 1,500. The king of
Cebu offered help but Magellan refused so that he could see how they fight.
 We set out from zubu at midnight and arrived at Matan 3 hours
before daylight.
 The captain before attacking attempt gentle means to tell the
islanders to recognized king Humabon as their king and pay
tribute to the captain. The Islander were not terrified but ask not to
attack them at night and wait for the daylight.
 In daylight we reached the land and found 15 hundred men
shouting. They perceived that our bodies were defended but out
legs are exposed.
 The captain had his right leg pierced with poisoned arrow so he
gave orders to retreat. Twice they knock off his helmet. A few of
us remained to fight and fought for more than an hour. Until an
Indian thrust a cane lance into the captain’s face.The captain
pierced the Indian with his lance and withdraw his sword halfway
when a javelin received his right arm. One with a sword gave a big
blow on the left leg, which brought the captain down on his face.
The Indian threw themselves at him, several times he turned
around to see if we are in safety.
 We seeing him that he was dead proceeded to the boats.
 Magellan is dead.
The king of Cebu offered gifts of any value and amount in exchange of
Magellan’s body but the chief Lapulapu refused and wanted to keep
Magellan’s body as a memento of their victory.
Duarte Barbosa was elected the next captain
Magellan’s slave named
Henry betrayed them and told
the king of Cebu that they
intended to leave as soon as
possible. Henry and the king
of Cebu conspired and
betrayed Magellan’s men.
The king invited the men of
Magellan to a gathering
where he said he would
present the jewels that he
would send for the king of
Spain.
 Pigafetta was left on board the ship and was
not able to join the 24 men who went to the
gathering because he was nursing his battle
wounds
 The natives slain all the men except the
interpreter Henry and Juan Serrano who
shouted at the men on this ship to pay
ransom so that he would be spared but he
was left behind on the island for the
remaining men refused to go back to shore
 The fleet abandoned Serrano and departed
and continued their journey around the
world.
The
El Cano
End
Magellan Rajah Humabon
Lapulapu
Paint Me a Picture
The battle of Mactan
The First Blood Compact by Rajah
Humabon and Captain-General Magellan
Magellan arrived at Samar at daybreak
but decided not to land
Magellan’s men were killed during the
banquet held at the place of King of Cebu
The site of first mass and the
planting of the cross

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The First Voyage

Around the World

They discovered the ladronis Island on

They are poor, but ingenious and great thieves.

Zamal Island/Homonhon Island

• On March 22, 1521, Pigafetta recounted that they saw

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