First Voyage Around the World

 Famous Italian traveller born in Vicenza

around 1491
 Died in the same city in 1534.
 Also known by the name of Antonio
Lombardo or Francisco Chiercato
1. Author's background
 He became friends with Magallanes
 Studied navigation, astronomy, and
cartography
 He served on board the galleys of the knights
of Rhodes
 The navigation route designed by Magellan
and his sailors during the First
Circumnavigation
 Around the World has geographically and
symbolically linked different cultures and
2. Historical background of the document
civilizations since the beginning of the 16th
century.
 Providing exchanges and achievements in
trade, scientific knowledge, and cultural,
artistic and religious practices.
 SOCIO-CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
 Realising the individuals around them and
their past and been able to believe the men.
The Voyager and not only the Philippines
carried chemistry, but also the other island
they went across.
3. Content Analysis:  Understanding the historical  POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
information.  Even before the expedition began, the
A. Identify and describe the customs and traditions Philippines had established a system of
mentioned in the document that have: government.
 For e.g., as travellers landed, the various
1. Socio-cultural significance kings of each island welcomed and housed
them.
2. Political significance
 ECONOMIC SIGNIFANCE
3. Economic significance   All the commodities being traded come from
the rich capital of every country from which
they came.
 Group trades goods to profit from
contributing to the development of modern,
humanly useful products and making more
developments
A. Dates
B. Identify and describe the mentioned:  Dawn on Saturday, March 16, 1521
 Monday afternoon, March 18
 noon on Friday, March 22,
 afternoon of holy Monday, the day of our
Lady, March twenty-five,
 Thursday morning, March twenty-eight
 Early on the morning of Sunday, the last of
March.
 noon on Sunday, April seven

B. Places
 Large Island
 the islands of Ladroni
 islands of Latroni
 island named Zamal
 Their own island was called Zuluan
 island where we were is called Humunu
 the archipelago of San Lazaro
 Cenalo
 Hiunanghan
a. Dates  Ibusson
 Abarien
b. Places
 That island of his was called Butuan and
c. Personalities Calagan.
 Ceylon, Zubu, and Calaghann
 Mazaua Island
 Bhol
 Canighan
 Baybai
 Gatighan
 Polo, Ticobon, and Pozon
 Artic Pole
C. Personalities
 March 25, 1521 - Antonio
 March 28, 1521 - Baloto men, the crew, the
king and his men
 March 29, 1521 - Baloto men, King raia
colambu, captain general, raia siaui
 March 31, 1521 - Raia colambu, raia siaui, the
voyagers
 April 7, - 1521 The people, lapulapu
 April 8, - 1521 The captain

 Pigafetta tells how, having heard of Magellan

4. Contextual Analysis: 's expedition in Barcelona in 1519, and
wishing to learn about the world, he requested
and obtained permission to join the trip.
 On 10 August of the same year, Magellan’s
What are the factors that could have influenced fleet weighed anchor from Seville with five
Antonio Pigafetta in the writing of the document?  smaller vessels heading for Canary Islands
Explain. and down the African coast and across the
Equator.

 The importance of knowing Magellan's first

travel around the world enabled the account
or record made by the Italian explorer
5. What is the relevance / contribution of the Antonio Pigafetta who was with Magellan
document in Philippine history? during their travel around the world.
 He gave an account of the visited countries'
people, plants , animals, places, cultures and
traditions.
 The first sight of the crew to the island of
Zuluan on March 16,1521 when, in fact, on
March 17 (Sunday) the next day was the
6. What are the author's main arguments? actual day on which they set foot in the land
and went ashore for the very first time.
Christianity was one of the expedition facets.

 After reading the Primary source, my

observation and insights of the story is that it
is a huge fundamental in our Philippine
History.
7. Your own overall observation and insights on the  That Magellan is the first ever European that
primary source  cross the Pacific Ocean.
 Without this, the globes would have been
circling and the planet even wider than
previously thought could not have been
proven.