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The first hand accounts of their journey were recorded by Antonio Pigafetta, Francisco Albo, "the unknown Portuguese", Gaspar Correa, the "Genoese pilot", and by Maximilian Transylvanus.

It was pure luck on his part. Of the five ships and more than 270 men that set out on that famous venture, only one ship was to complete it, with only 18 men aboard. Even Magellan didn't survive the voyage. Antonio Pigafetta was one of the 18 survivors, and was the healthiest of all of...

Pity it wasn't a diary written by Magellan. That would have been worth some money ! It was Antonio Pigafetta that kept a diary of the voyage. Magellan was killed half way round. Most of the others also died, but Pigafetta didn't. Each night Pigafetta ate a teaspoon of orange marmelade. By...

Maybe you should. There is no diary by Magellan. You must have the only copy !

Magellan (by Francis Guillemard, Antonio Pigafetta, Francisco Albo, Gaspar Correa) Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in 1480. In 1517, he went to Spain to see the teenaged Spanish king, the future Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He sought and gained his support for the first voyage around...

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