B.

Outline

 King Charles V of Spain supported Magellan’s voyage to the spice island paying for his
expedition.
 Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a
western sea route to the Spice Islands.
 The ship that Magellan commanded was the Trinidad.
 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.
 The fleet anchor for the winter at Puerto San Julian in Southern Argentina.
 A storm destroys the Santiago and a mutiny breaks out.
 Many of the sailors were Spanish and did not trust Magellan because he was Portuguese.
 The King of Portugal, King Manuel I, sent ships to stop Magellan, but was unsuccessful.
 On the long journey across the Pacific the sailors ate rats and sawdust to survive.
 They entered the straits which would be named the Magellan Straits becoming the first
Europeans ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean.
 On March 16, 1521 Magellan discovers the Philippines.
 Lapu Lapu saw the ships and led his warriors to the shores and ready them for battle.
 Magellan's knee was wounded in battle, causing him to walk with a limp.
 The fleet anchor for the winter at Puerto San Julian in Southern Argentina.
 A storm destroys the Santiago and a mutiny breaks out.
 Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives on the island of Mactan.
 Following Magellan’s death, Juan Sebastian del Cano took command of the remaining
ships, the Trinidad and the Victoria
 The Victoria was the last remaining ship.
 The total distance traveled by the Victoria was over 42,000 miles.
 The Victoria reached Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain with only 18 survivors.
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a. Author

Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian scholar and explorer from the republic of venice. He joined
the expedition to the Spice Islands led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan under the flag of King
Charles I of Spain and, after Magellan’s death in the Philippines, the subsequent voyage around
the world. During the expedition, he served as Magellan's assistant and kept an accurate journal
which later assisted him in translating Cebuano Language. It is the first recorded document
concerning the language. Pigafetta was one of the 18 men who returned to Spain in 1522, under
the command of Juan Sebastian Elcano, out of the approximately 270 who set out three years
earlier. These men completed the first circumnavigation of the world. Pigafetta's surviving journal
is the source for much of what is known about Magellan and Elcano's voyage.

b. Time

Magellan’s expedition started in the year 1519 and ended in the year 1522. In the year 1519
on March 22, Magellan convinces King Charles I of Spain to support his voyage to the spice Island
and the government of Spain provide five ships for the expedition named The Trinidad, The San
Antonio, The Conception, The Victoria and The Santiago. On September 20, 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. In the year 1520 on March, the fleet anchor for the winter at Puerto San Julian
in Southern Argentina. On September, A storm destroys the Santiago and a mutiny breaks out.
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew resume their voyage on the remaining ships in October 1 and In
November 21, they enter the traits which would be named the Magellan Straits becoming the first
Europeans ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean. In the year 1521, Ferdinand Magellan reaches the
Equator, reached the Pacific Island of Guam, Discovers the Philippines and was killed by natives
on the Island of Mactan. Lastly, in the year 1522 on September 6, The Victoria reached sanlucar
de Barrameda in Spain with only 18 survivors.
c. Place

Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a
western sea route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. They first sailed to West Africa and then to
Brazil, where he searched the South American coast for a strait that would take him to the Pacific.
He searched the Rio de la Plata, a large estuary south of Brazil. On October 21, he finally
discovered the strait he had been seeking. The Strait of Magellan, as it became known, is located
near the tip of South America, separating Tierra del Fuego and the continental mainland. Only
three ships entered the passage; one had been wrecked and another deserted. It took 38 days to
navigate the treacherous strait, and when ocean was sighted at the other end Magellan wept with
joy. His fleet accomplished the westward crossing of the ocean in 99 days, crossing waters so
strangely calm that the ocean was named “Pacific,” from the Latin word pacificus, meaning
“tranquil.” By the end, the men were out of food and chewed the leather parts of their gear to keep
themselves alive. On March 6, 1521, the expedition landed at the island of Guam. Ten days later,
they dropped anchor at the Philippine island of Cebu—they were only about 400 miles from the
Spice Islands. Magellan met with the chief of Cebu, who after converting to Christianity persuaded
the Europeans to assist him in conquering a rival tribe on the neighboring island of Mactan. After
Magellan’s death, the survivors, in two ships, sailed on to the Moluccas and loaded the hulls with
spice. One ship attempted, unsuccessfully, to return across the Pacific. The other ship,
the Vittoria, continued west under the command of Basque navigator Juan Sebastian de Elcano.
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Document Analysis: First Voyage Around the

Rose Mae A. Verson

BSA-1

Readings in Philippine History

July 15, 2019