1. Who is Antonio Pigafetta?

What is his role in

the Magellan-Elcano expedition?

 Was a Venetian scholar and explorer

Type THE 'RE' DISCOVERY OF THE
PHILIPPINES (The First Voyage Round
the World by Magellan)
Antonio Pigafetta
 Antonio Pigafetta was born in the city of Vicenza, Venice, Italy,
around 1490.
 He was the eldest son of Giovanni Pigafetta to second wife
Angela Zoga.
 He acted as Magellan's assistant during the expedition and
maintained an accurate journal. From the time they left Seville in
1519, he maintained a thorough account of what happened to
them until they returned to Spain three years later.
 The diary of Pigafetta is the origins of what is generally known
about the Voyage of Magellan and Elcano.
 He has been one of the 18 men who, underneath the order of Juan
Sebastian Elcano, returned to Spain in 1522.
 He also worked as a cartographer and an interpreter. A significant
amount of data and knowledge on the landscape, climate and
inhabitants of the sites visited by the expedition was obtained.
 As one of the sobresalientes (supernumeraries) or men from
influential families who will join the trip for the love of
adventure, he has been accepted.
 Pigafetta also explains how to take the pole star's altitude to
calculate latitude, know the direction of the wind and other minor
problems with navigation. It was wrongly thought that the
compass's course coincided with the iron island meridian.

2. According to Pigafetta, how did the locals of

the island welcome Magellan and his crew?
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 Magellan and his crew welcomed locals such as Rajah Humabon and
his wife Juana peacefully. Magellan or one of his crew members was
able to cure the sick grandson of Rajah, so the latter allowed some of
his followers to be baptized as Christians in exchange. Not all locals
were very friendly, however, as Magellan was soon killed by another
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indigenous chief, Lapu-lapu, in a fight with.
 The locals of the island welcome them, according to Pigafetta, by
being very cheerful at their arrival. To them, they are really kind and
showy people.
 It can be remembered that even Filipinos have a well-known
hospitality characteristic in the olden days.
 The islands of Raja Colambu and Raia Siasu and the island of Zubu
are peacefully welcomed. According to Pigafetta, the first encounter
between the Spanish and the Filipinos is in good shape.
 Magellan and his crew were received peacefully by the majority of the
men of the island, except the men of the island of Mactan. But not all
locals nicely welcome them. One of the chiefs called Lapu-lapu in the
village of Mactan refused to cooperate and follow their arrival. This
makes Magellan furious, leading to war.
 As a result, each leader's crew members killed Magellan and Lapu-
lapu
3. Account the way of life of the local inhabitants, their cultural practices, and religious beliefs
according to Pigafetta.

 The food that the islanders have when they are given some during the first meeting was first found by
Pegafetta. About how coconut helps the islanders so much. It is not only the Islanders' food that
Pigafetta included in his article, but he also described the Islanders' appearance.
 The people who live near the island where they have holes in their ears so large that they can move their
arms through them and go naked, according to Pigafetta, with a soft cloth woven around their pivies
from the bark of a tree, except for some of the chiefs who wear cotton cloth embroidered with silk at the
ends by means of a needle.
 He saw an Islander covered in tattoos he identified as painted and the accessories the Islander wore like
goldearrings in his ear, gold armlets in his arms, kerchiefs on his head, and others.
 the Islanders were the type of people that were contented on what they have and they are very
dependent on the nature.
 The Pigafetta account revealed that the people of the Visayan Islands lived a simple life in the 16th
century, but because of the influence of the voyagers, they gradually changed.
 As usual, they were nude with a soft woven fabric on the clothes they wear only in their private areas. It
was a silk-embroidered cotton towel.
 He also explains that there are black, fat and painted islanders. Their hair, which reaches their waist, is
very black and very long.
 The weapons they use are literally knives, axes, daggers, shields, fascines. They often use fish nets and
boats that are said to be identical to Spanish boats, or a fine woven net.
 The Islanders also have a royalty house that claims that gold consists of dishes and some parts of the
house. There are gold bits that are the same size as walnuts and shells, too. The king had gold on his
body.
 The religious aspect of the islanders is defined by Pigafetta, as they admired nothing. They just put their
faces up in the sky in his diary, and their God is called Abba. The islanders worshipped animal-looking
items like plants, birds, caves and other things. They treat nature with reverence because they felt that it
was a terrified location.
 The islanders also practice animal hunting and also farm their lands. Some islanders were often heavy
drinkers, and women in their waist wear tree cloth.
 The islanders are actively chewing a pear-shaped fruit called areca, according to Pigafetta's journal.
They even mix a better lime with tree leaves, then spit it out that makes their mouth red. If they're not
performing or doing it, they could die.
4. Describe the conditions of the Visayan islands in the 16 th century based on Antonio
Pigafetta’s account.

 The Pigafetta account revealed that the people of the Visayan Islands lived a simple life in the 16th
century, but because of the influence of the voyagers, they gradually changed.
 The Visayan islands are very quiet and rich in nature, according to Pigafetta. People, or islanders,
survive comfortably and happily with what they have. They are based on the blessings of the climate
and nature.
 Gold is very plentiful for them and iron is limited. We could see it in their royalty house and King's
gold jewelries
 Men and women, to some extent, share equality. It is used because they love one another. In various
ways, they are equal and have no prejudice.
 For formal occasions and for their everyday work, they have numerous styles of clothes. It means
they're very traditional in clothing. In some cases, they are also formal. Even though they've got cloth
that only covers the private part, it's because it was a culture for them.
 They do not have a ruler. As usual, the one who for every barangay state leads them by princes and
chiefs. In that time, Rajah and datus are also prevalent for them.
 They don't have enough plans for the city and their houses are constructed on logs because they don't
have cement.
 They do not eat beef either. Farming, hunting and fishing are the work or jobs they are capable of
doing. They are also said to be heavy drinkers.
 They really aren't religious at all. But they have God called Abba, and some things like trees are
praised.
 Houses are built on high logs which are still found today in the countryside
 They had never seen a ship as fast as the Europeans’
 They measure the worth of their trade through balances
 They're used to diseases such as buboes
5. Based on Pigafetta’s account, how did the battle of Mactan start?

 Centered on the journal of Pigafetta, it all began when the chief of a village on Mactan, Lapu-lapu,
declined and did not accept the Magellan-led voyagers. The refusal to obey the King of Spain caused all
the events that led to the war called the Battle of Mactan. He also declined to embrace Christianity and
gained the faith.
 Magellan did not wish to fight then, but sent the Moro a message to the natives that if they obeyed the
King of Spain, acknowledging the Christian king as their sovereign, and paying homage to them, he
would be their friend, but if they wished otherwise, they would have to wait to see how their lances
were wounded.
 Captain General Ferdinand Magellan was aligned with the other commander, so the Spaniards had
additional reinforcements. King Cebu, Humabon, made an alliance with the Spaniards because he was
afraid that India and Malacca had been conquered by Spain. He also worries that the captain general
will overpower him, so he has made a bargain.
 Zula sent his son to give the Spaniards two goats to establish an ally with them. Zula told Captain
General Magellan that he would make the King of Spain remember Lapu-lapu. He did not, however,
and lost, so he asked Magellan for support to beat Lapu-lapu. Magellan wished to teach a lesson to
Lapu-lapu.
 Ferdinand Magellan with Humabon, sixty men and other 20-30 Balanghais chiefs. Within three hours,
they reached Mactan and sent the Moro a message giving them the opportunity to withdraw their
refusal, follow the King of Spain, embrace Christianity and pay homage to the Spaniards. But Moro
refuses, and stands against them in their decision.
 It signals the start of the war between the Moro and the Conqueror. The war that led to the deaths of
Lapu-lapu and Magellan began. At the end of the Battle of Mactan, the Spaniards were defeated.
6. What NEW insights did you learn about pre-hispanic Philippines through the primary
source?

 My new insights into the Pre-hispanic Philippines are that we were historically quite abundant in culture
and traditions. We also adapt various things that we learned from the Spaniards that we are colonized
by.
 The Pre-hispanic Philippine gives us insight into the bases of the writing an article seen during the
Spanish. It's interesting to research literature because some knowledge can be added to our own history.
We need to learn that, in order for us to know life beforehand.
 The diversity and richness of Philippine literature has developed alongside the history of the region.
 Men and women are equal in the early stages. It needs to be fair in the world of today, too. For a good
society, justice and equality must exist.
 For us now, the leaders before are much different. The Rulers, Datus and Rajahs are only families who
exercise the political dynasty.
 The religions that remain today are those that we have adopted from our nation's former colonizers. As
a consequence, we have been separated and have distinct opinions or convictions.
 Individuals are rather conventional before and have no advance use for growth. But today, because of
globalization, any element that can help us develop has been adapted. Technologies are a great support
and the great influence of today's state is the alliance with other nations.
 Filipinos are also able to hunt animals as their work or activity before. One of the cultures that remains
today is the bahag or the fabric that covers only a private portion.