Antonio Pigafetta first voyage around the world (1519-1522)
ANTONIO PIGAFETTA
BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR
ANTONIO PIGAFETTA Pigafetta’s exact year of birth is not known, with estimates ranging between 1480 and 1491. He came from a wealthy Vicenza family in northeast Italy. He studied: - Astronomy - Geography - Cartography Mastered and studied navigation among others Date of death 1531 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584) Vicenza. - Parents: Giovanni Pigafetta and Angela Zoga - The eldest child among his siblings of 2 - Was native of Vicenza, a town about a hundred kilometers west of Venice, Italy
Magellan Circumnavigate of the World
INTRODUCTION In early times, spices that are only found in the east was considered to be weighed a gold in Europe. Who ever controls them are guaranteed to have immense wealth. in 1518, the routes of spice islands are dominated by the Portugal and the Spain also want a route of it's own. There came Ferdinand Magellan, a 38-year old portuguese. Fallen out by the King of Portugal and now he talked to the King of Spain, King Charles about his belief that it is possible to sail around the new world and reach cut the spice island through the east.
King Charles accepted Magellan's proposal and helped him assemble an expedition with 270 crew and 5 ships known as carracks. The ships known as : 1.The Trinidad-(55 crews) under Ferdinand Magellan. 2.The Concepcion - (45 crews) commanded by Gaspar de Quesada. 3. The San Antonio - (60 crews) commanded by Juan del Cartageña . . 4.The Victoria - ( 43 crews) commanded by Mendoza. 5. The Santiago - (32 crews) commanded by Juan Rodriguez.
AUGUST 10 1519 Ferdinand Magellan departed from the port of Seville, Spain through the river of Quadelquiver (once named Betis) .
SEPTEMBER 20 The expedition sailed out into the Atlantic Ocean to reach the future site of Rio de Janeiro in modern Brazil. The men traded with local tribes, exchanging simple objects like metal fish hooks and gaming cards for fresh water and foods. Magellan continued south, until winter storms forced him to camp in Puerto de San Julian (Argentina). Magellan faced mutiny led by the Spanish officers after they are convinced he was leading them to their doom. Magellan sent his loyal men to kill one of the ring leaders and capture the other and executed.
AUGUST 1520 2 other crew were marooned when the fleet sail south again. The San Antonio deserted and sailed home. But Magellan did discover a 350 mile strait which now bears his name. The Strait of Magellan.
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN
MAGELLAN STRAIT After they exit the strait of Magellan, they reached an ocean that seemed so calm so he named it; Mara Pacifico , the peaceful sea, Pacific Ocean. While they are in Pacific Ocean, the supplies have run out. They were forced to eat rat and drink putrid water.19 died of scurvy. After 99 days the look out spotted an island, they found Guam in the Mariana Islands. The islanders stole one of their boats, fighting broke out and Magellan had to leave without fresh provisions. A week later, Magellan and has men became the first Europeans to reach the Philippines where they were able to feast on bananas and coconuts
MARCH 16 1521 Ferdinand Magellan discovered Humunhon, Samar.
MARCH 17 1521 Magellan desired to land to get water and rest. MARCH 18 1521 Magellan had an encounter with the Zuluans . MARCH 22 1521 Zuluan people returned as they had promised in 2 boats with resources
MARCH 29 1521 Magellan wanted to be " casi-casi " or brother with the king. MARCH 31 1521 The first Catholic Mass in the country, the cross was also set on the highest mountain. APRIL 1 1521 Magellan and his men stayed for 7 more days.
APRIL 7 1521 Magellan and his men entered Zubu (Cebu) port. Magellan's crew fired their cannon that surprised the locals. Magellan then ordered Enrique to tell the Cebuanos that it is their tradition from Spain that means it is a sign that the Captain wants to be their friend or ally. The Cebuanos became friends with them, they gave rice, wild boar, chicken and sheep to Magellan and Magellan trade cloth, Salamingora or Cap to them.
APRIL 8 1521 Magellan and the Chiefs and Kings of Zubu gathered on the Open Square and agreed to have a blood pact. APRIL 14 1521 800 more souls were Baptized including the king that was named "King Carlos" and afteernoon,her wife was also baptized and named "Reyna Juana. Magellan ordered the baptized citizens to destroy their anitos and change it into a cross. Magellan gave Reyna Juana a statue, the statue of St.Niño . Magellan promised Rajah Humabon to fight all their rivals that was led by Lapu-Lapu .
FIRST MASS IN THE PHILIPPINES
IMAGE OF STO.NIÑO DE JESUS GIVEN TO THE WIFE OF RAIA HUMABON
APRIL 27 1521 Magellan sent a message to Lapu-Lapu that if they acknowledge the King of Spain and King Carlos (Rajah Humabon ) and give them a tribute, they will become their allies but if not they will declare a war. Lapu-Lapu rejected. Magellan decided that they will attack at sunrise. Rajah Humabon tried to give help but Magellan declined. APRIL 28 1521 From their gallion,49 Spaniard soldier walked from the water because the ship cannot go to the seaside. Lapu-Lapu's force consist of 3 groups of men estimated to be around 1500 soldiers surround them that was shaped in a triangular manner. Screaming as they attack Magellan's forces.
APRIL 28 1521 The spain soldiers were overwhelmed by the massive number of stones, muds and spears that was thrown to them. Magellan was hit by a poisoned arrow and tell his crew to retreat. 6-8 men stay beside Magellan to fight. Magellan was speared in the face but he retaliated. But was hit in the arn and sword or kampilan into the left leg. Using the interpreter of Magellan, Enrique. Rajah Humabon invited the spain soldiers into a feast while being accompanied by ladies. The Cebuanos then poisoned them because they raped some women before the battle of Mactan.
The survivors left, with only men left to crew two ships. They burned the Concepcion and continue their search for spice islands. They travelled to the Muslim Court of Brunei in Borneo and were amazed by it's splendor. With the help of local guides and more than. two years from Spain, they reach their destination, the Spice or Maluku Islands. They traded everything they had for all the cloves their two ships could carry. But as they prepared to go back to Spain, the Trinidad did sprang a leak and had to stay behind for repairs. It’s crew later tried to return to Spain across Pacific, but most of the men became sick or died.
The survivors had to return to the Maluku Islands where the Victoria and the Concepcion were captured by the Portuguese. the Victoria, the last and smallest ship of Magellan's fleet sailed west for home, captained by Juan Sebastian Elcano. Crossing their Indian Ocean, it took 9 weeks of battling headwinds before they could round the Cape of Good Hope. The men began to starve once more. Twenty-one died before they found fresh provisions at Cape Verde. On the 8th of September 1523,almost exactly 3 years after their departure, the famished, exhausted crew of the Victoris cast anchor at Seville, Spain.
Served on board the ships of the Knight of Rhodes at the beginning of the 16th century. Accompanied Monsignor Chiericati to Spain in 1519. Accompanied Ferdinand Magellan, together with Juan Sebastian Elcano in the famous expedition to Moluccas which began in August 1519 and ended in September 1522.
upon arrival in Europe, Pigafetta presented copies of his account to several high. personages, including Pope Clement VII, mother of King Francis I of France, etc. His original diary was lost, and it is not known in what language it was written. Survives in 4 manuscript versions; one in Italian, 3 in French.
Analysis of the Important Historical Information Found in the Document
IMPORTANT REMINDER Since magellan and his crew crossed the international dateline, there is one day added to the original dates that antonio pigafetta wrote in his book for the better perspective of us Filipinos. Throughout the expedition, there served a translator named enrique . Enrique was from sumatra ( present day Indonesia) and was a slave of Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan acquired Enrique as a slave at Malacca.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE DOCUMENT IN UNDERSTAND THE GRAND NARRATIVE IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
Elaborated the lifestyle back then and it described what the local islanders wore, what they ate, how they communicated, and how they lived Pigafetta's journal is the only known document about Lapu-Lapu's life Considered the best source today of the customs and usage of the Filipinos in the early 16th century due to the daily notes Pigafetta took and details about the expedition that he wrote about. Contains the first vocabulary of Visayan words ever penned by a European .
opened many doors for the Philippines helped us in knowing how the early Filipinos lived by the account of primary source who witnessed it firsthand. will help us understand how the Filipinos of the past lived and how they coped when Magellan and his men came to the Philippines. We discover what religion Filipinos used to have and they became Christians. We also find out how the first Filipinos fought and delayed the Spanish occupation by years.
Pigafetta's journal is also a vital piece not only of Philippine history, but also of World history. He narrated the events that transpired in a way that gives the readers of his journal a clear picture of what it was like to be part of the first voyage around the world.