25th of March, 1521
[Pigafetta falls overboard and is nearly drowned.] [The expedition leaves Homonhon and sails across the waters of Hinunangan (Southern Leyte) and of Gibusong Island (Loreto,… Read More »25th of March, 1521
[Pigafetta falls overboard and is nearly drowned.] [The expedition leaves Homonhon and sails across the waters of Hinunangan (Southern Leyte) and of Gibusong Island (Loreto,… Read More »25th of March, 1521
[Our ancestors return to Homonhon with more food and drink.] El viernes, día veintidós del mes, cumplieron los isleños su palabra, llegando con dos canoas… Read More »22nd of March, 1521
[Europeans make their first contact with Filipinos on Homonhon Island.] [Our ancestors from Suluan discover in Homonhon the helpless crew. Magellan embraces the local chief… Read More »18th of March, 1521
[The fleet sights the mountains of Samar in the Philippines and anchors at the island of Suluan at latitude 11° N.] [16 March: From Guam,… Read More »16th-17th of March, 1521
[The fleet sights the Islas de Ladrones or Las Islas de Velas Latinas, identified as Guam and Rota of the Marianas] Cuando hubimos corrido setenta… Read More »6th of March, 1521
Pigafetta’s Map of Magellan’s Straits. 21 October 1520: The fleet reaches Cabo Vírgenes on the feast of St Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins at… Read More »28th of November, 1520
14 September: The four remaining ships of the fleet reach Rio Santa Cruz at latitude 50° S, where they remain until 18 October. 21 October:… Read More »21st of October, 1520
The voyage is resumed. 6- Port St. Julian- Port of St. CruzDeparture on August 24, 1520- Arrival August 26, 1521. 2-day journey. Partimos al fin… Read More »24th of August, 1520
11–12 January: The fleet reaches the Rio de la Plata (98), which Magellan calls Rio de Solis after the explorer killed by natives there in… Read More »31st of March, 1520