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Pigafetta 1
Pigafetta 1
Pigafetta 1
April 14
The people gathered with the king and other The captain shouted not to firere, but he was
principal men of the island. not listened to. The islanders seeing that the
Magellan spoke and encouraged the king to be shots of our guns did them little or no harm
a good Christian by burning all the idols and would not retire, but shouted more loudly, and
worship the cross instead. springing from one side to the other to avoid
The king of Cebu was baptized as Christians. our shots, they at the same time drew nearer to
us, throwing arrows, javelins, spears hardened
in re, stones and even mud, so that we could
“To that the king and all his people answered hardly defend ourselves. Some of them cast
that thy would obey the commands of the lances pointed with iron at the captain-
captain and do all that he told them. The general.”
captain took the king by the hand, and they
walk about on the scaffolding, and when he was
baptized, he said that he would name him Don
Charles (Carlos), as the emperor his sovereign Magellan died in the battle.
was named: and he named the Prince Don The natives perceiving that the bodies of the
Fernand (Fernando), after the brother of the enemies were protected with armors, aimed for
emperor, and the king of Mazavva Jehan: to the their legs instead.
Moor he gave the name of Christopher, and to Magellan was pierced with a poisoned arrow in
the others each a name of his fancy.”. his right leg.
After eight days, all of the island’s inhabitant A few of their men charges at the natives and
were already baptized. tried to intimidate them by burning an entire
Pigafetta admitted that they burned a village village but this only enraged the natives further.
down for obeying neither the king nor Magellan was specifically targeted because the
Magellan. native knew he was the captain general.
The Mass was conducted by the shore every Magellan was hit with a lance in theface.
day. Magellan retaliated and pierced the same
native with his lance in the breast and tried to They left Cebu and continued their journey
draw his sword but could not lift it because of around the world.
his wounded arms. One native with a great
sword delivered a blow in Magellan’s left leg, September 8, 1522
brought him face down and the natives
ceaselessly attacked Magellan with lances, Victoria, the only ship Survived, finally
swords and even their bare hands. arrived at Seville. Thus, ending the
Magallanes-Elcano expedition\