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What was the direction in which the Spaniards sailed after departing from Ladrones?
What was the direction in which the Spaniards sailed after departing from Ladrones?
- Southwards
- Eastwards
- Northwards
- Westwards (correct)
What was the name of the island where the Spaniards anchored on the same day they sailed from Ladrones?
What was the name of the island where the Spaniards anchored on the same day they sailed from Ladrones?
- Seilani
- Suluan (correct)
- Gada
- Yunagan
What was the latitude of the island of Suluan?
What was the latitude of the island of Suluan?
- 10 degrees North
- 11 degrees North
- 8 degrees North
- 9 and two-thirds degrees North (correct)
What was the name of the large island that was inhabited and known to have gold?
What was the name of the large island that was inhabited and known to have gold?
What was the name of the small island that the Spaniards sailed to after Seilani?
What was the name of the small island that the Spaniards sailed to after Seilani?
What was the characteristic of the people of the island of Mazava?
What was the characteristic of the people of the island of Mazava?
Who is the pilot of one of Magellan's ships, Trinidad?
Who is the pilot of one of Magellan's ships, Trinidad?
What is the title of Antonio Pigafetta's account?
What is the title of Antonio Pigafetta's account?
Who is the editor of the collection of voyages and discoveries made by the Spanish from the end of the 15th century?
Who is the editor of the collection of voyages and discoveries made by the Spanish from the end of the 15th century?
What is the name of the ship that circumnavigated the world?
What is the name of the ship that circumnavigated the world?
Who wrote the article 'Butuan or Limasawa?'
Who wrote the article 'Butuan or Limasawa?'
What is the primary source that historians refer to in identifying the site of the first Mass?
What is the primary source that historians refer to in identifying the site of the first Mass?
What direction did the expedition sail after leaving Homonhon?
What direction did the expedition sail after leaving Homonhon?
What is the identity of the island 'Cenalo' in the Italian manuscript?
What is the identity of the island 'Cenalo' in the Italian manuscript?
Where is Hiunanghan located according to Pigafetta?
Where is Hiunanghan located according to Pigafetta?
What is the name of the bay that the expedition passed on their starboard side?
What is the name of the bay that the expedition passed on their starboard side?
How long did the expedition stay on Mazaua Island?
How long did the expedition stay on Mazaua Island?
Where did the expedition head to after leaving Mazaua?
Where did the expedition head to after leaving Mazaua?
What is a significant characteristic of Butuan's geography that is not mentioned in the Pigafetta account?
What is a significant characteristic of Butuan's geography that is not mentioned in the Pigafetta account?
What was the primary goal of European rulers during the Age of Exploration?
What was the primary goal of European rulers during the Age of Exploration?
Why did Europeans want to find a sea route to Asia?
Why did Europeans want to find a sea route to Asia?
Who proposed to sail westward to find a shortcut to Asia?
Who proposed to sail westward to find a shortcut to Asia?
What was the result of Christopher Columbus's voyage?
What was the result of Christopher Columbus's voyage?
Which country colonized parts of the Philippines in the 16th century?
Which country colonized parts of the Philippines in the 16th century?
Where did Magellan's expedition sight a 'highland' on March 16, 1521?
Where did Magellan's expedition sight a 'highland' on March 16, 1521?
What was the name of the island where Magellan's expedition set up tents for the sick crew members?
What was the name of the island where Magellan's expedition set up tents for the sick crew members?
What was the name given by Magellan to the entire archipelago?
What was the name given by Magellan to the entire archipelago?
What was the latitude of Homonhon Island?
What was the latitude of Homonhon Island?
What was the day of the week when Magellan's expedition landed on Homonhon Island?
What was the day of the week when Magellan's expedition landed on Homonhon Island?
Why did Magellan name the archipelago the 'Islands of Saint Lazarus'?
Why did Magellan name the archipelago the 'Islands of Saint Lazarus'?
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Study Notes
The Age of Exploration
- Toward the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, a more nuanced reading of the available evidence led to a reexamination of the first mass in the Philippines.
- The Age of Exploration was a period of competition among European rulers to conquer and colonize lands outside their original domains.
- The goal was to find alternative routes by sea to get to Asia, the main source of spices and other commodities.
Primary Source: Albo’s Log
- Albo, a pilot of one of Magellan’s ships, Trinidad, was a member of the Magellan expedition and an eyewitness of the events, particularly, of the first Mass.
- According to Albo’s log, on March 16, 1521, they sailed in a westerly course from Ladrones and saw land towards the northwest, but did not approach it due to shallow waters.
- They instead anchored at Suluan Island, where they saw canoes that fled at the Spaniards’ approach.
- From Suluan, they sailed westward to an uninhabited island of “Gada” (Homhonhon), where they took in a supply of wood and water.
Primary Source: Pigafetta’s Testimony
- Pigafetta, an eyewitness of the events, wrote an account of the Magellan expedition.
- According to Pigafetta, the expedition sailed “towards the west southwest” past four islands: Cenalo (Ceilon or Leyte), Hiunanghan (Hinunangan), Ibusson (Hibuson), and Albarien.
- They left Homonhon sailing westwards towards Leyte, then followed the Leyte coast southward, passing between Hibuson and Hinunangan Bay, and then continued southward to “Mazaua.”
- On Thursday, March 28, they anchored off Mashaua Island, where they saw a light or a bonfire the previous night.
- They remained seven days on Mazaua Island.
The Route of Magellan’s Expedition
- Pigafetta’s testimony on the route of Magellan’s expedition can be summarized as follows:
- Saturday, 16 March 1521: sighted a “highland” named “Zamal” which was some 300 leagues westward of Ladrones.
- Sunday, March 17: landed on an uninhabited island, which lay “to the right” of Zamal Island, and named it “Humunu” (Homonhon).
- On the same day, Magellan named the entire archipelago the “Islands of Saint Lazarus,” as it was Sunday in the Lenten season.
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