5. ANTONIO PIGAFETTA
Pigafetta’s exact year of birth is not
known, with estimates ranging
between 1480 and 1491.
He came from a wealthy Vicenza
family in northeast Italy.
He studied:
- Astronomy
- Geography
- Cartography
Mastered and studied navigation
among others
Date of death 1531 (statement with
Gregorian date earlier than 1584)
Vicenza.
- Parents: Giovanni Pigafetta and
Angela Zoga
- The eldest child among his
siblings of 2
- Was native of Vicenza, a town
7. INTRODUCTION
In early times, spices that are only found in the east
was considered to be weighed a gold in Europe. Who
ever controls them are guaranteed to have immense
wealth. in 1518, the routes of spice islands are
dominated by the Portugal and the Spain also want
a route of it's own. There came Ferdinand Magellan,
a 38-year old portuguese. Fallen out by the King of
Portugal and now he talked to the King of Spain,
King Charles about his belief that it is possible to
sail around the new world and reach cut the spice
island through the east.
8. King Charles accepted Magellan's proposal and helped him
assemble an expedition with 270 crew and 5 ships known as
carracks. The ships known as :
1.The Trinidad-(55 crews) under Ferdinand Magellan.
2.The Concepcion - (45 crews) commanded by Gaspar de Quesada.
3. The San Antonio - (60 crews) commanded by Juan del
Cartageña.
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4.The Victoria - ( 43 crews) commanded by Mendoza.
5. The Santiago - (32 crews) commanded by Juan Rodriguez.
9. AUGUST 10 1519
Ferdinand Magellan departed from the port
of Seville, Spain through the river of
Quadelquiver (once named Betis) .
10. SEPTEMBER 20
The expedition sailed out into the Atlantic Ocean to reach the future
site of Rio de Janeiro in modern Brazil.
The men traded with local tribes, exchanging simple objects like metal
fish hooks and gaming cards for fresh water and foods.
Magellan continued south, until winter storms forced him to camp in
Puerto de San Julian (Argentina).
Magellan faced mutiny led by the Spanish officers after they are
convinced he was leading them to their doom.
Magellan sent his loyal men to kill one of the ring leaders and capture
the other and executed.
11. AUGUST 1520
2 other crew were marooned when the
fleet sail south again.
The San Antonio deserted and sailed
home. But Magellan did discover a 350
mile strait which now bears his name.
The Strait of Magellan.
13. MAGELLAN STRAIT
After they exit the strait of Magellan, they reached an ocean that
seemed so calm so he named it; Mara Pacifico, the peaceful sea, Pacific
Ocean.
While they are in Pacific Ocean, the supplies have run out. They were
forced to eat rat and drink putrid water.19 died of scurvy.
After 99 days the look out spotted an island, they found Guam in the
Mariana Islands.
The islanders stole one of their boats, fighting broke out and Magellan
had to leave without fresh provisions.
A week later, Magellan and has men became the first Europeans to
reach the Philippines where they were able to feast on bananas and
coconuts
14. MARCH 16 1521
Ferdinand Magellan discovered Humunhon, Samar.
15. MARCH 17 1521
Magellan desired to land to get water and rest.
MARCH 18 1521
Magellan had an encounter with the Zuluans.
MARCH 22 1521
Zuluan people returned as they had promised in
2 boats with resources
16. MARCH 29 1521
Magellan wanted to be "casi-casi" or brother with the
king.
MARCH 31 1521
The first Catholic Mass in the country, the cross was
also set on the highest mountain.
APRIL 1 1521
Magellan and his men stayed for 7 more days.
17. APRIL 7 1521
Magellan and his men entered Zubu (Cebu) port.
Magellan's crew fired their cannon that surprised
the locals.
Magellan then ordered Enrique to tell the
Cebuanos that it is their tradition from Spain that
means it is a sign that the Captain wants to be
their friend or ally.
The Cebuanos became friends with them, they gave
rice, wild boar, chicken and sheep to Magellan and
Magellan trade cloth, Salamingora or Cap to them.
18.
19. APRIL 8 1521
Magellan and the Chiefs and Kings of Zubu gathered on the
Open Square and agreed to have a blood pact.
APRIL 14 1521
800 more souls were Baptized including the king that was
named "King Carlos" and afteernoon,her wife was also baptized
and named "Reyna Juana.
Magellan ordered the baptized citizens to destroy their anitos
and change it into a cross.
Magellan gave Reyna Juana a statue, the statue of St.Niño.
Magellan promised Rajah Humabon to fight all their rivals that
was led by Lapu-Lapu.
22. APRIL 27 1521
Magellan sent a message to Lapu-Lapu that if they acknowledge
the King of Spain and King Carlos (Rajah Humabon) and give
them a tribute, they will become their allies but if not they will
declare a war. Lapu-Lapu rejected.
Magellan decided that they will attack at sunrise. Rajah Humabon
tried to give help but Magellan declined.
APRIL 28 1521
From their gallion,49 Spaniard soldier walked from the water
because the ship cannot go to the seaside.
Lapu-Lapu's force consist of 3 groups of men estimated to be
around 1500 soldiers surround them that was shaped in a
triangular manner. Screaming as they attack Magellan's forces.
23. APRIL 28 1521
The spain soldiers were overwhelmed by the massive number of stones,
muds and spears that was thrown to them.
Magellan was hit by a poisoned arrow and tell his crew to retreat. 6-8 men
stay beside Magellan to fight.
Magellan was speared in the face but he retaliated. But was hit in the arn
and sword or kampilan into the left leg.
Using the interpreter of Magellan, Enrique. Rajah Humabon invited the
spain soldiers into a feast while being accompanied by ladies.
The Cebuanos then poisoned them because they raped some women before
the battle of Mactan.
24.
25. The survivors left, with only men left to crew two ships. They burned the
Concepcion and continue their search for spice islands.
They travelled to the Muslim Court of Brunei in Borneo and were amazed by it's
splendor.
With the help of local guides and more than. two years from Spain, they reach
their destination, the Spice or Maluku Islands.
They traded everything they had for all the cloves their two ships could carry. But
as they prepared to go back to Spain, the Trinidad did sprang a leak and had to
stay behind for repairs.
It’s crew later tried to return to Spain across Pacific, but most of the men became
sick or died.
26. The survivors had to return to the Maluku Islands where the Victoria
and the Concepcion were captured by the Portuguese.
the Victoria, the last and smallest ship of Magellan's fleet sailed west
for home, captained by Juan Sebastian Elcano.
Crossing their Indian Ocean, it took 9 weeks of battling headwinds
before they could round the Cape of Good Hope.
The men began to starve once more. Twenty-one died before they
found fresh provisions at Cape Verde.
On the 8th of September 1523,almost exactly 3 years after their
departure, the famished, exhausted crew of the Victoris cast anchor
at Seville, Spain.
27. Served on board the ships of the Knight of Rhodes
at the beginning of the 16th century.
Accompanied Monsignor Chiericati to Spain in
1519.
Accompanied Ferdinand Magellan, together with
Juan Sebastian Elcano in the famous expedition to
Moluccas which began in August 1519 and ended
in September 1522.
28. upon arrival in Europe, Pigafetta presented copies
of his account to several high.
personages, including Pope Clement VII, mother of
King Francis I of France, etc.
His original diary was lost, and it is not known in
what language it was written.
Survives in 4 manuscript versions; one in Italian, 3
in French.
30. IMPORTANT REMINDER
Since magellan and his crew crossed the international
dateline, there is one day added to the original dates that
antonio pigafetta wrote in his book for the better perspective
of us Filipinos.
Throughout the expedition, there served a translator
named enrique.
Enrique was from sumatra ( present day Indonesia) and
was a slave of Ferdinand Magellan.
Magellan acquired Enrique as a slave at Malacca.
31. CONTRIBUTION OF THE DOCUMENT IN
UNDERSTAND THE GRAND NARRATIVE IN
PHILIPPINE HISTORY
32. Elaborated the lifestyle back then and it described what the
local islanders wore, what they ate, how they communicated,
and how they lived
Pigafetta's journal is the only known document about Lapu-
Lapu's life
Considered the best source today of the customs and usage of
the Filipinos in the early 16th century due to the daily notes
Pigafetta took and details about the expedition that he wrote
about.
Contains the first vocabulary of Visayan words ever penned by
a European.
33. opened many doors for the Philippines
helped us in knowing how the early Filipinos lived by the
account of primary source who witnessed it firsthand.
will help us understand how the Filipinos of the past lived
and how they coped when Magellan and his men came to
the Philippines.
We discover what religion Filipinos used to have and they
became Christians.
We also find out how the first Filipinos fought and delayed
the Spanish occupation by years.
34. Pigafetta's journal is also a
vital piece not only of
Philippine history, but also
of World history. He
narrated the events that
transpired in a way that
gives the readers of his
journal a clear picture of
what it was like to be part
of the first voyage around
