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“ First Voyage Around The World”By Antonio Pigafetta A presentation by Group 1
Born some time in the closing year of the 15th century • Parents: Giovanni Pigafetta and Angela Zoga • The eldest child among his siblings of 2 • Was a native of Vicenza, a town about a hundred kilometers west of Venice, Italy
Antonio Pigafetta • Studied astronomy, geography, and cartography. • Served on board the ships of the Knights of Rhodes at the beginning of the 16th century. • Had an aunt, Elisabetta, who married Valerio Chiericati. • Accompanied Monsignor Chiericati to Spain in 1519. • Accompanied Ferdinand Magellan, together with Juan SebatiánElcano in the famous expedition to Moluccas which began in August 1519 and ended in September 1522.
The First Voyage Around The World by Antonio Pigafetta was written on board one of the 5 ships that was first to circumnavigate the world during an expedition that was lead by the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan and after his death during the voyage, by Juan SebastiánElcano. The expedition started in 1519 and ended in Spain in 1522.
Name of the Spanish fleet that was led by Ferdinand Magellan: Armada de Molucca. • Provided by King Charles V, included 5 ships: the Trinidad (crew: 55) under Magellan's command, the San Antonio (crew: 60) commanded by Juan de Cartageña, the Concepcion (crew: 45) commanded by Gaspar de Quesada • the Santiago (crew: 32) commanded by Juan Rodriguez Serrano and the Victoria (crew: 43) commanded by Luiz Mendoza, which carried supplies and provisions..
The Santiago was a caravel, while the others were rated as carracks. At the end of the voyage, Antonio Pigafetta, the author of the book, was on board the Victoria; this was the only ship that was able to return to Spain.
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
Analysis of the Important Historical Information Found in the Document
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
March 17, 1521 • (originally March 16) • Arrival in Zamal (Samar at present) • The island was called Humunu (now Homonhon) • Magellan and his men called it Acquada da li buoniSegnialli(“The Watering-place of Good Signs”) • There are many islands in that district, and therefore they called them the archipelago of San Lazaro, as they were discovered on the Sunday of St. Lazarus
April 1, 1521 • (originally March 31) • The first mass in the Philippines was held in Mazaua (Limasawa) • It was attended by Magellan, RaiaColambu (Rajah Kolambu), RaiaSiaui (Rajah Siagu), Spanish voyagers, and the local islanders. • (originally April 7) • Magellan and his men entered the port of Zubu April 8, 1521
APRIL 8, 1521 • Initially, Magellan and his men encountered some stuggle when first entering the port of Zubu. • The “king” of Zubu wanted Magellan and his men to pay tribute to them but, Magellan refused and told the translator that they are working for the King of Spain and threatens him with war.
April 15, 1521 • (originally April 14) • A mass was held with RaiaHumabon and his people attending the ceremony. • 800 souls were baptized. • Pigafetta showed the queen an image of our Lady, a very beautiful wooden child Jesus, and a cross. • She asked for the little child Jesus to keep in place of her idols and this image of child Jesus is now known as the Sto. Niño found in Cebu.
Image of Sto. Niño de Jesus Given to the Wife of RaiaHumabon
April 27, 1521 • (originally April 26) • According to Zula, the chief of Matan, Cilapulapu refused to obey the king of Spain. • Cilapulapu did not want to pay Magellan and his men the goat that they were promised. • Magellan was not pleased since they went to Matan to garner food for their expedition.
Zula requested the captain to send him only one boatload of men to fight against the other chief. The captain- general decided to go thither with three boatloads.
" The captain did not wish to fight then, but sent a message to the natives to the effect that if they would obey the king of Spain, recognize the Christian king as their sovereign, and pay us our tribute, he would be their friend; but that if they wished otherwise, they should wait to see how our lances wounded."
April 28, 1521 • (originally April 27) • At midnight, sixty of Magellan’s men set out armed with corselets and helmets, Christian king, prince, some of the chief men, 20 or 30 balanghais. • The local islanders had lances of bamboo and stakes hardened with fire.
They shot the captain through the right leg with a poisoned arrow, knocked his helmet off his head twice, • An Indian hurled a bamboo spear in the captain’s face, but the latter immediately killed him with his lance, which he left in the Indian’s body
April 28, 1521 • (originally April 27) • 8 of Magellan’s men were killed, 4 Indians were killed by mortars. • Of Cilapulapu’s men, only 15 were killed.
Contribution of the Document in Understanding the Grand Narrative in Philippine History
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 usages 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
August 10, 1519 = starting point of the first expedition around the world of Magellan. • The book served as an evidence that the world is round and not flat • This book aids the researchers and students of today in understanding the context of the Magellan expedition and how the whole Europe-Philippines conflict commenced.
Magellan discovered the Pacific Ocean • Magellan proved that there was a way to the east by sailing west • Growing up, we’ve understood this issue just simply as the start of the Spanish era and Magellan being the Philippines’ villain without taking into debate the context and different reasons of the expedition.
The expedition that was held from 1519-1522: • Opened many doors for Spain together with many other different countries around the world due to the different discoveries from this expedition. • Led the world to be a more globalized society because of how other countries were revealed to the European countries. • Businesses rose because of the discoveries that made up the different products. Collaborations were also made that benefited the different sides.
Opened many doors for the Philippines. • Helped us in knowing how the early Filipinos lived by the account of a 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 about 40 years.
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 the world.
