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Infante - RPH Activity 1
Infante - RPH Activity 1
II. Review Essay: Read the Pigafetta’s Chronicle on the First Voyage then answer
the following questions.
1. Introduce Antonio Pigafetta and his significance in the Voyage of Magellan in one
paragraph.
2.How did Antonio Pigafetta describe the way of life of the early Filipinos?
3. Cite and explain three significant events in the First Voyage article that were related to
the image of Ferdinand Magellan as a European explorer.
ANSWERS:
B. Data Retrieval Chart and Process Questions on pp.9 and 12
Theories on the Peopling of the Philippines
Theories Main Arguments Proofs/ Evidences Critic
Land Bridge & Wave I can say that the H. Otley Beyer I can state that his
Migration Theory theory provided a claims that the theory is not very
(Hotley Beyer) clear explanation for negritos, the concrete, but
Indonesians, and the
how the expansion of because of the
Malay people of the
Austronesian Philippines all came evidences and
speaking occurs, but to the region as part proofs supplied, it
I also believe that it of a wave migration, also provided an
could be a mere and his evidence idea of how or what
coincidence, which is supports this claim. may be used to
why we should The Austronesians explain the origins of
provide more also invented a way our country.
concrete evidence to to travel great According to
distances by sea. In
prove that the theory addition, his Ferdinand
is correct because of argument hinges on Bluementrit's theory,
the similar the idea that our it is because of
information he ancestors traveled to modern civilization
gathered. various parts of the that it is claimed to
country via be the genesis of
watercraft. There man in our country.
was a connection That the Philippines
that prompted the
emergence of has the same genes
Theories Main Arguments Proofs/ Evidences Critic
Austronesian Migration The idea behind this It is proven by the I can say that the
Theory (Peter Bellwood) notion is that about evidence of Peter theory provided a
6,000 years ago, a Bellwood as a result clear explanation for
group of of his research and how the expansion
Austronesians the development of a of Austronesian
migrated from Asia concept by Bellwood speaking occurs, but
into the Pacific wherein it can be I also believe that it
Ocean by way of shown because of could be a mere
Taiwan. This the equipment that is coincidence, which
migration is consistent in different is why we should
considered to have locations. In addition, provide more
taken place. he came to this concrete evidence to
conclusion because prove that the theory
of the belief system is correct because of
that the the similar
Austronesians information he
possessed, which is gathered.
the reason why he
thinks the
Austronesian
language spread. In
addition, Peter
Bellwood, the leader
of a group of
archeologists, is
credited with
discovering in
bananas what is
thought to be the
remains of a jade
workshop that was in
operation at least
3,000 years ago and
Theories Main Arguments Proofs/ Evidences Critic
Core Population Theory The primary premise According to this By this theory,
(Felipe Landa Jocano) of Felipe Landa theory, the primary migration did not
Jocanos's argument piece of evidence occur in distinct
was that the people that was discovered waves. Rather, it
who currently live in was a human skull indicates that the
southeast Asia cap and a fragment earliest peoples of
formerly belonged to of a man's jaw. This Southeast Asia were
the same racial discovery was made all part of the same
community and in 1962 at the Ople ethnic group and
shared a similar Cave in Palawan, had a common
culture. It was stating which is located on cultural heritage
that the Philippines the island of before becoming
and other countries Palawan. culturally distinct
in Asia share the over the course of
Theories Main Arguments Proofs/ Evidences Critic
Process Question:
1. Why is there a need to find out the origin of the Filipino race?
It confirmed that the ancient Spice Islands route was indeed the
shortest. And the author states in his article that the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand
Magellan coordinated Spanish missions to the East Indies to look for a western route to
the Maluku Islands, now known as a spice island, which resulted in him making the first
circuit of the planet. By command of King Charles 1 of Spain, Antonio Pigafetta, an
Italian scholar and explorer from Venice, sailed with the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand
Magellan and his crew on their voyage around the world. And one of the most important
primary materials in the study of precolonial Philippines is his travelogue. And
Magellan's first voyage around the world displays some of his insights of the character
of the Philippines at the time. It was also about this time that Antonio Pigafetta
published his firsthand observations and impressions of the Far East, including their
experiences in the Visayas. And his work became a classic, with notable Western
literary figures like as William Shakespeare, Michel de Montaigne, and Giambattista Vico
citing it in their interpretations of the New World.