26th of November, 1521
El martes 26 de noviembre el rey nos vino a visitar, diciéndonos que hacía en obsequio nuestro lo que los reyes sus predecesores no habían… Read More »26th of November, 1521
Cebu
[1-31 May 1521]
We sailed from Subu, and went S.W. till 9¾° between the head of Subu and an island called Bohol; and on the W. side of… Read More »[1-31 May 1521]
2nd of May, 1521
[At this time, the Concepción is abandoned. Only about 110 men still survive. João Carvalho was elected captain-general.] [The rest of the expedition immediately leave… Read More »2nd of May, 1521
1st of May, 1521
[Massacre of Europeans in the island of Cebu, including Duarte Barbosa and twenty-five shipmates.] [Humabon’s men kill a number of the expedition’s members at a… Read More »1st of May, 1521
27th of April, 1521
[Magellan and sixty of his men in three longboats attack Rajah Lapu Lapu and his forces on Mactan. They are driven back to the ships… Read More »27th of April, 1521
15th-25th April 1521
[Magellan cures a sick elder, which leads to the burning of native idols.] [Juana, wife of Humabon, is charmed by the image of the Santo… Read More »15th-25th April 1521
14th of April, 1521
[The Sultan Humabon is baptized (and renamed Don Carlos) by the flagship’s chaplain with all pomp and circumstance. Rajah Colambu is also baptized and named… Read More »14th of April, 1521
13th of April, 1521
[A makeshift platform is readied at the consecrated site for the rite of baptism.] [82] On Saturday, as the captain had promised the king to… Read More »13th of April, 1521
12th of April, 1521
El día viernes abrimos nuestro almacén y expusimos todas nuestras mercaderías, que los isleños miraban con admiración. Por el bronce, el hierro y demás mercaderías… Read More »12th of April, 1521