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Contextual Analysis Battle of mactan

Medical Laboratory Science (University of Luzon)

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Content and Contextual Analysis

Battle of Mactan by Pigafetta

Context Analysis
Title of the document where the selected text came from (1 point)
Excerpt from Antonio Pigafetta’s, Primo Viaggio Intorno Al Mondo in, in
E.H Blair and J.A. Robertson. The Philippine Islands, vol XXXIIII, pp. 175-187

Original Language of the Document (2 points)

Italian

Language used in Translation (2 points)

English

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Translator (2 points)

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James Alexander Robertson

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Author’s Name : Antonio Pigafetti
Birth of the Author
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Date (1 point): Around 1491 Death (1 point): Around 1534
Place (1 point): Vicenza, Italy
Relevant information about the author that would link the author to the
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primary source. (2 points)

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Antonio Pigafetta accompanied Magellan on the voyage. Of the

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approximately 240 men who set out with Magellan, Pigafetta was one of only
18 who returned to Spain in a battle on Mactan Island (Philippines).

Date of Writing and/or Publication of the Original document. (1 point)

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It was published posthumously in the 1550’s by Giovanni Battista

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Ramusio.
Author’s Purpose for Writing the document. (2 points)
The purpose is to specifically furnish important details on the discovery
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of the islands and people inhabiting the place. I believe he wrote it to share
his experiences and journeys in Magellan’s expedition in circumnavigating
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the world.
What was happening in history around the time that the document was
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written? (2 points)
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It was when they were sailing back to Spain. After the battle in Mactan, 2
ships were sailing back to Spain, the other ship was unsuccessful. The
Victoria ship under the command of Juan Sebastian de Elcano was the only
ship left out of the five ships that sailed in the voyage of Magellan, which
successfully arrived in Spain and was the first to circumnavigate the world.

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Who was the intended audience of the document? (2 point)

The Christian King

Content Analysis
What is the main topic of the selected text analyzed? (2 points)
The main topic is the journey of the first voyage around the world which
was commanded by Magellan

Who were the groups or people mentioned? (2 points)

Chief Zula
Chief Cilapulapu
Christian King
The Prince
Some of the Chief Men
Captain general- Chief Magellan

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Duarte Barboza
Johan Seranno

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Donia Beatrice- wife of Magellan
King of Spagnia
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What were the places mentioned? (2 points)

Island of Mactan
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Spain
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What were the key topics discussed? Enumerate in numbered or bullet form.
(3 points)
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 Zula ordered one of his sons to present two goats to the captain-
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general but was not able to send because Chief Cilapulapu refused to
obey the King of Spagnia.
 The battle in Mactan.
 The time when they were trading merchandise to the natives to
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give them the captain and the other men who have been killed during
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the war.
If there are any, what are the personal biases, suspected errors or misleading
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statements of the author that showed up in the document? Cite at least 2. (3

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1) I noticed that the author did not clearly and completely state the
following sequences when they fought for the second time to trade for the
body of the general and the other men who were killed during the battle that
was commanded by Magellan.

2) The author did not state the reason why Zalu, the chief of Mactan,

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ordered one of his sons to present two goats to the captain-general and the
reason why Chief Cilapulapu refused to obey the King of Spagnia.

What do you think is the historical significance of this document? (4 points)

In my opinion, this historical document did change our world in so many
ways. This was able to help ships who moved between the Atlantic and
Pacific Ocean with the routes he discovered through his explorations which
was named after Magellan, “The Strait of Magellan”. This had also given
great and memorable history for the Filipinos. The information in the Battle of
Mactan had given Filipinos knowledge on the events that happened that day,
wherein that day we had our first Filipino hero. The document itself is
generally given knowledge of what happened in that part of history and it is
one thing to surely remember.

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