FIRST VOYAGE

AROUND THE WORLD

READINGS
IN THE
PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
 Content and
Contextual Analysis of
Selected Primary
Sources
At the end of the lesson, it is expected for the learners to:
• identify the people who participated in the first voyage around the
world
• discuss the route of the Magellan’s voyage, and
• properly interpret the primary source through examining the content
and context of the document.
 Antonio Pigafetta &
Ferdinand Magellan's
Background
Antonio Pigafetta
-known by the name of Antonio
Lombardo or Francisco Antonio
Pigafetta

-born in a wealthy family from the

city of Vicenza around 1490 and
died in 1534 in the same city.
Antonio Pigafetta
-He studied Geography,
Astronomy and Cartography

-He served on board the galleys

of the Knights of Rhodes in the
16th Century.
 Antonio Pigafetta
-Later on joined the expedition to
Moluccas Islands (Spice Islands) led
by the Portuguese Captain Ferdinand
Magellan.

- During the expedition Pigafetta

served Magellan as his assistant.
Antonio Pigafetta
-Pigafetta was one of the 18 men
who made the complete trip,
returning to Spain in 1522.

-He had hand-written of an

accurate journal of "The First
voyage around the World".
Ferdinand Magellan
-known by the name Ferdinand de
Magallanes

-born on February 03,1480 in

Sabrosa, Portugal

-died on April 27, 1521 in the

Kingdom of Mactan
 Ferdinand
Magellan
-his first sea voyage was in 1505
when Portugal sent him to India to
help install Francisco de Almeida
as the Portuguese viceroy and
experienced his first battle there in
1509.
 Ferdinand
Magellan
-On March 22, 1519, Magellan
persuaded Charles I and then
granted him a large sum of
money to find a route to the
Spice Islands.
 Ferdinand
Magellan
- So then, He Led the expedition to
the Spice Islands.

- Magellan was often credited with

the first circumnavigation of the
Earth as he initially led the voyage.
The 5 ships that
were used in the
Voyage
The Armada de Molucca was
the name of the fleet led by
Ferdinand Magellan in an
attempt to find the Spice
Islands. It consisted of five
ships, Magellan's flagship
Trinidad, the provision ship
San Antonio, and the smaller
ships Concepcion, Victoria,
and Santiago.
SANTIAGO
• The smallest of the five ships in
Ferdinand Magellan's fleet
• Crew: 32
• Under the command of Juan
Serrano
• The ship that was wrecked off
the coast of Patagonia.
 SAN ANTONIO
• The first carrack to
circumnavigate the globe.
• Crew: 60
• Under the command of Juan De
Cartagena
• The largest of the five ships in
Ferdinand Magellan's fleet and
the most expensive.
TRINIDAD
• One of two ships to achieve their
goal of reaching the Maluku
Islands.
• Crew: 55
• Under the command of Ferdinand
Magellan
• The Trinidad was the flag ship of
Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet in its
expedition for the Spice Islands.
 CONCEPCION
• The Nao Concepción was the
third-largest ship in Ferdinand
Magellan’s fleet in tonnage.
• Crew: 43
• Under the command of Gaspar
de Quesada
• The carrack they had to
sacrifice due to a lack of crew in
Cebu.
VICTORIA
• The only ship to complete the
voyage
• Second-smallest of the five ships
of Armada de Molucca
• Crew: 43
• Under the command of Luiz
Mendoza; soon led by Juan
Sebastian Elcano
• Antonio Pigafetta on board
 TIMELINE BEFORE
MAGELLAN’S VOYAGE
TO THE ISLAND OF
SPICE (1480 - 1520)
 1453
• The Fall of Constantinople
• Emergence of Ottoman Turks
 1453
• Led to exploration of new trade
routes for spices among
European countries (Spain and
Portugal).
• Resulted to the occurence of first
voyage around the world.
FERDINAND MAGELLAN

1480 to 1521
 1480
• Born at Saborosa in Villa Real,
Province of Traz os Montes in
Portugal.
• Well tutored at home.
• Spent his early years at the
Portuguese Court
 1505
• Ferdinand Magellan joined the
expedition of Francisco d'Almeida
to India.
 1512
• Took part in the Portuguese
expedition to Morocco and
was badly wounded.
 1512
• Has a serious disagreement
with a commanding officer
and leaves the service
without prior permission.
 1513
• Request permission from King
Manuel of Portugal to sail to the
Spice islands in the Far East but is
refused, following the
unfavourable reports from
Morocco.
 1513
• Resumes his studies in portugal
(For couple more years yet fails to
gain favor with the Portuguese
court and therefore renounce his
Portuguese nationality)
 1518
• Magellan leaves Portugal and
heads for Spain.
 1519
• March 22: Magellan convinces
King Charles I of Spain to Support
his Voyage to the Spice Islands
and the King promises Magellan
one-fifth of the profits from the
voyage to the spice islands.
 1519
• Spain provides 5 ships for the
expedition.
• Magellan commands the Trinidad.
• Juan de Cartagena commands the
San Antonio.
 1519
• Juan de Cartagena commands the
San Antonio.
• Gaspar de Quesada commands
Conception.
• Luis de Mendoza commands the
Victoria.
 1519
• Juan Serrano commands the
Santiago.
• Leads the 5 spanish ships with
251 men in what was to become
the first voyage around the world.
 1519
• 20 september: the fleet sail across
the atlantic ocean to south
america and rio de janeiro and
then start to search for a passage
to the pacific ocean.
 1520
• March: The fleet anchor for the
winter at Puerto san Julian in
Southern Argentina.
 1520
• September: A storm
destroys the Santiago and a
mutiny breaks out.
 1520
• October: Ferdinand
Magellan and his crew
resume their voyage on the
remaining ships.
 1520
• 21 November: Enters the
straits which would be named
the magellan Straits becoming
the 1st Europeans ever to sail
across the Pacific Ocean.
 1521
• 3 February: Ferdinand
magellan reaches the
Equator.
 1521
• March 6: Magellan
reached the Pacific
Island of Guam.
 1521
• 16 March: Discovers
the Philippines.
 1521
• April 27: Ferdinand
Magellan was killed by
natives on the island of
Mactan.
 1521
• Only 110 of the original
crew members remained
so they abandoned one of
the ships.
• The Conception.
 1521
• The trinidad tried to return back to
spain the same way they had came
but was forced to return to the
spice islands where they were
imprisoned by the portuguese.
 1521
• The Victoria was the last
remaining ship.
 1522
• September 6: The Victoria
reached Sanlucar de
Barrameda in spain with
only 18 survivor.
Timeline During their
Stay in the
Philippines
 1521
March • Sighting of Zamal (Samar)
6 • Landed on Humunu Island
(Homonhon)

• Sighted Islas de
los Ladrones March
(Marianas Islands)
16
 1521
March
18 - 22

• Interaction with locals from

Zuluan
• Watering Place of good signs March
25
 1521
March
25

March
28 - 29
 1521
March
31

April
7
 1521
April
8-9

April
14
 1521
April
26

April
27
 Contribution and
Relevance of the
Document in
Understanding the Grand
Narrative of PH History
1. Why is it important to
study/learn the First
Voyage Around the
World?