Content Presentation and Analysis of The Important Historical

 

CONTENT PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE IMPORTANT HISTORICAL INFORMATION Antonio Pigafetta’ Pigafetta’ss “ The First V Voyage oyage Around the W World. orld.”” By: Mary Ross Molina Arvhie Arvhi e Pa Palayp laypay ay

 

FIRST CIRCUMNA CIRCUMNAVIGA VIGATION TION AROUND THE WORLD FERDINAND MAGELLAN  – JUAN SEBASTIÁN EL CANO

 

THE CREW •

The crew of about 237 included men from several nations.

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Spanish authorities were wary of Magellan

-included about 40 Portuguese -among them Magellan's brother-in-law Duarte Duarte Barbosa, Juan Serrano, a relative of Francisc Francisco o Serrão, Estêv Estêvão ão Gomes and also Magellan's indentured servant Enrique of Malacca.

 

THE FLEET

overtaken

burned abandoned

shipwrecked

 

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In Magellan’s Magellan’ s fleetthe sailed fromOcean. Sanlúcar deSeptember Barrameda,1519 Spain, and crossed Atlantic The fleet reached South America a little more than one month later. There the ships sailed southward, hugging the coast in search of the fabled strait that would allow passage through South America. On October 21, 1520 Magellan finally entered the strait

that he had been seeking and that came to bear his name. The voyage through the strait was dangerous and cold, and many sailors continued to mistrust their leader and grumble about the dangers of the journey ahead.

 

Magellan Circumna Circumnaviga vigating ting the Globe •

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After more than a month spent traveling the strait, Magellan’s remaining fleet emerged in November 1520 to behold a vast ocean before them. They were the first known Europeans to see s ee the great ocean, which Magellan named Mar Pacifico, the Pacific Ocean.

Little was known about the geography beyond beyond South America at that time, and Magellan optimistically estimated that the trip across the Pacific would be rapid. In fact it took three months for the fleet to make its way slowly across the vast Mar Pacifico.

 

 – In Pigafetta’s account, their fleet reached what he called the LADRONES ISLANDS or the “Islands of the Thieves.”” He recounted: “These Thieves. “ 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.”

 

The Ladrones Islands

The Ladrones Islands is presently known as the Marianas Islands.

 

 – Ten days after they have reached Ladrones Islands, Pigafetta reported that they have what he called the Isle of Zamal, now Samar but Magellan decided to land in another uninhabited island for greater security where they th ey could rest for a few

days.  – On MARCH 18, nine men came to them and showed joy and eagerness in seeing them. Magellan realiz realized ed that the men were reasonable and welcomed them with food, drinks and gifts.  – Pigaf Pigafetta etta detailed iin n amazement and fasci fascination nation the palm tree which which bore ffruits ruits ccalled alled co cochos chos and wine.

 

 – He characterized characterized the people as “very familiar an and d friendly” and willingly showed them different islands and the names of these islands. The fleet went to Humunu Island (Homonhon) and there they found w what hat he referred 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 Marcha25th, Pigaf recounted recount edinthat they saw two two balanghai (balangay), long Pigafetta boat etta full of people Mazzava/Mazaus. The leader whom he referred to the king became closely bonded with Magellan as they both exchanged gifts to one another.  – After a few few da ys, Magellan was intr introduced oduced the king’s king’ s brother who was of also a king of days, another island where Pigaf Pigafetta etta to reported that they sa saw w mines gold. The gold was abundant that parts of the ship and of the house of the king were made made of gold. This king was named Raia Calambu, king of Zuluan and Calagan Calagan (Butuan (Butuan and Caragua), Caragua), and and the firs firstt king was Raia Raia Siagu. Siagu.

 

 – On March 31st (Easter Sunday), Magellan ordered the chaplain to preside a Mass by the shore. The king heard h eard about

this plan and sent two dead and “…when attendedthe theoffertory Mass with the other king. Pigafetta thenpigs wrote: of the mass came, the t he 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 lik like e us, and adored our Lord with  joined hands.” hands.” This was the fir first st Mass in the Philippines, and the cross would be famed Magellan’s Cross which is still preserved at present day. day. This was the same cross which Magellan explained to the kings as a sign of his emperor who ordered him to plan it in the places where he would reach and further explained that once other Spaniards saw this cross, then they would know that they had been in this island and would not cause them troubles.

 

MAGELLAN’S CROSS IN CEBU

 

eached the port of Z Zzubu zubu (Cebu)  – By April 7th, Magellan and his men rreached withisland. the help RajaofHumabon who offered offer ed they to pilot in going to the Theofking Cebu demanded that paythem tribute as it was customary but Magellan refused. By the next day, Magellan’s men and the king of Cebu, together with other principal men of Cebu, met in an open space. There the king offered offered a bit of his blood and demanded that Magellan do the same.  – On April 14, Magellan spoke to the king 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 the n baptized as a Christian. After 8 days, all of the island’s inhabitant were already baptized.  – When the queen came to the Mass one day, day, Magellan gave her an

image of the Infant Infant Jesus made by Pigafet Pigafetta ta himself. himself.

 

 – 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 fight the chief name Silapulapu Silapulapu (Lapulapu). (Lapulapu). Magellan offered 3 boats instead and went to Mactan to fight the t he said chief.  – They numbered 49 in total and the islanders of Mactan were estimated to number 1,500. Magellan died in battle. He was pierced with a poison arrow in his right leg. The king of Cebu who was baptized offered help but Magellan refused so that he could see how they fought.  – The king also offered the people of Mactan gifts of any value and amount in exchange of Magellan’s body but the chief refused and wanted to keep Magellan’s body as a memento of their victory.

 

 – Magellan’ Magellan’ss men then elected Duarte Barbosa as the new captain.  – Pigafetta also accounted how Magellan’s slave and

interpreter named Enrique betray interpreter betrayed ed them and told the king of Cebu that they intended to leave as soon as possible. Enrique and the king of Cebu conspired and betray betrayed ed what was left of Magellan’s men. The king invited these men to a gathering where he said he would present the jewels that he would send for the King of Spain.

 

Pigafetta etta was left on board the ship and w was as not able to join  – Pigaf the 24 men who went to the gathering because he was nursing his battle wounds.  – The natives had slain all the men except the interpreter and Juan Serrano who shouted at the men on this ship to pay ransom so that he would be spared but he was left on the

island for they refused to go back to shore.  – The fleet abandoned Serrano and departed. They left Cebu and continued their journey around the world.

 

 – After Magell Magellan’ an’s s death, a series of menin took command of the expedition, but none of them stayed charge for longer than a few months. As one of the few remaining men, Juan Sebastian el Cano took charge of one of the two surviving

ships, the Victoria, later that year. He safely brought the expedition home to Spain in September 1522, despite scurvy scurv y and starvation.  – On September 8, 1522, the crew of the  Victoria cast anchor in the waters off of Seville, Spain, having just completed the first circumnavigation circumnavigation of the world.