SUMMARY OF THE FIRST VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD BY MAGELLAN BY ANTONIO

PIGAFETTA

On September 20, 1519 “Victoria”, the ship that Magellan was on, sailed from Spain in an
effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia.1 In command of five
ships and 270 men, he sailed to West Africa, Brazil where he searched the American coast for a
strait, Started at Rio de la Plata south of brazil but failed and finally discovered the strait the he
had been seeking” The strait of Magellan” as it becomes known located near the tip of south
america.3 ships only entered through the strait one wrecked and one deserted, It took 38 days
to navigate the strait becoming the first European explorer to reach the Pacific ocean from
Atlantic,he also named the ocean Pacific derived from the Latin word pacificus as it was
described as peaceful and tranquil. Crossing the ocean for 99 days then finally stops at the
Island of Guam on March 6, 1521

Ten days later March 16,

1521, He arrived and
anchored at Philipines.
Accompanied by Antonio

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The “Magellan's voyage around the world” by Antonio

Pigafetta describes Magellan's arrival in the
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Philippines, encounters with local leaders, his death

by Lapu Lapu and the departure of what was left of
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magellans fleet from the island including their

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experience in Visayas islands. First arriving at Zamal

(Samar) where they were greeted and welcomed
warmly by the locals showing them various exotic
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resources only found in the place.

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Guided by the locals Magellan's fleet landed on Humunu

Island (Homonhon) and found the “Watering place of good
signs” where
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they discovered signs of gold naming the island and island surrounding it

1 History.com Editors, “Magellan Sets sail from Spain”, February 9, 2010,

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magellan-sets-out. (accessed October 20, 2021).

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 Archipelago of St. Lazarus .leaving the island on March 25th they saw 2
ballanghai (balangay) a longboat full of people in mazzava (limasawa)and they
met the king ballanghai where they decided to exchange the king offering his
gold, provisions in exchange for Magellan's armors, weapons, helmets,
artilleries, and his charts and maps.a few days later Magellan was introduced
by the kings brother who was also a king of another island there they found
abundant pile of golds and met the king who Antonio Pigafetta described as the
most handsome man they met when arriving at the place named Raia
Calambu, king of Zuluan and Calagan (Butuan and Caragua).On March 31st
the first mass happened by the shore, introducing them to Christianity and
planting Magellan's cross

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after seven days and his crew decided to move and look for islands where they
could acquire more supplies and provisions. They learned the islands of Ceylon
(Leyte), Bohol and Zzubu (Cebu). Raia Calambu offered to pilot them to the
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richest and largest island of Cebu, reaching the port of Cebu they were
demanded tribute but they refused saying that it's better to be friends with them
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than to forge enmity and so the blood pact between Magellan and the king of
Cebu Rajah Humabun happened. 14th of April Magellan introduced the god to
the locals and they were pleased by it, Antonio was happy and thought that it
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was better than force and intimidation, after 8 days all the locals are baptized.

26th of April, a principal man from Mactan came named Zula, went to see
Magellan and asked for a boat of a man so that he can fight cilapulapu (lapu
lapu) cause he refused to be converted. Magellan arrived at in daylight When
Magellan sailed to the island of Mactan with a small force, they were allegedly
greeted on the shores with many warriors.2 The warriors recognized Magellan as
the captain and descended on him with bamboo spears and cutlasses in the
2 History.com Editors, “Navigator Ferdinand Magellan killed in the Philippines”, July 21, 2010,
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magellan-killed-in-the-philippines . (accessed
October 20, 2021).

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 rocky shores of the island. pierced by a poison arrow in his right leg, Magellan
was killed by the barrage of spears. the chieftain of Cebu offered tributes in
return of magellans body but was refused to say that this was their memento of
victory. interpreter and the king of Cebu the Spanish retreated.

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After Magellan’s death, the survivors, in two ships, sailed on to the Moluccas
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and loaded the hulls with spice. One ship attempted, unsuccessfully, to return
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across the Pacific. The other ship, the Victoria, continued west under the
command of Juan Sebastian de Elcano. The vessel sailed across the Indian
Ocean, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and arrived at the Spanish port of
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Sanlúcar de Barrameda on September 6, 1522, becoming the first ship to

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circumnavigate the globe. The Victoria then sailed up the Guadalquivir River,
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reaching Seville a few days later.

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References
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History.com Editor, “Magellan Sets sail from Spain”. HISTORY. A&E Television Networks,
February 9, 2010. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magellan-sets-out. (accessed October
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20, 2021).

History.com Editor, “Navigator Ferdinand Magellan killed in the Philippines”

HISTORY. A&E Television Networks, July 21, 2010. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-
history/magellan-killed-in-the-philippines . (accessed October 20,2021).

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