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Francis Guillemard,Antonio Pigafetta,Francisco Albo,Gaspar Correa-Magellan

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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 the world.

In 1519, by then Spanish, Magellan set out from Spain in command of a fleet of five ships. His aim was to sail around the southern tip of South America, even though it was then not known if there was such a route. From there he aimed to make the first ever journey across the Pacific Ocean to the tremendously lucrative Spice Islands, before completing his journey around the world by returning to Spain.

The ship’s crew saw lands, seas, animals, plants, fruits and peoples never seen by Europeans before, including a "camel without humps" (possibly a llama, guanaco, vicuña, or alpaca), and a penguin, that they described as a "black goose" that ha to be skinned instead of plucked.

They were astonished by the appearance of a Patagonian Giant - a man of gigantic stature on the beach, who sang and danced, pouring sand upon his head in token of amity.

They were the first Europeans to sail around the south of South America, and to sail across the Pacific Ocean, which was named by them. They were also the first to sail from Europe westwards to Asia, and the first men to sail around the world. Their epic voyage continued despite mutiny, starvation (which caused them to eat rats, hides and sawdust), scurvy, warfare, and treachery, that resulted in the considerable loss of lives and ships.

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

Of the five ships and more than 270 men that set out on that famous first voyage around the world, only one ship was to complete it, with only eighteen of those men aboard, but Magellan was not one of them.
 
That sounds interesting. When I moved into my house, the previous tenant left behind a ton of trash, among which was a box of books. About three of the them were Magellan related, including his diary. No, I haven't gotten to perusing them yet.
 
That sounds interesting. When I moved into my house, the previous tenant left behind a ton of trash, among which was a box of books. About three of the them were Magellan related, including his diary. No, I haven't gotten to perusing them yet.

Maybe you should. There is no diary by Magellan. You must have the only copy !
 
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 this means he inadvertently avoided the scurvy that took the life of many of the rest of the crew.
 
Did Pigafetta know or suspect that the orange marmalade would ward off the scurvy or was he just lucky?
 
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 them.

He's probably the only person that can say "Marmalade saved my life !! :D
 
Magellan diary? Orange marmalade?

It's very likely Fernao de Magalhaes did jot down some kind of diary or logbook during the voyage. None has ever been found. Nor is there any reference to it in the seven eyewitness accounts of the expedition by Antonio Pigafetta, Gines de Mafra, Francisco Albo, Sebastian Elcano, The
Genoese Pilot, Martin de Ayamonte, Martin Mendez, and The Anonymous Portuguese. The secondhand testimonies by Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas and Maximilianus Transylvanus do not advert to Magellan writing anything.

The manifest of the fleet does not contain anything on orange marmalade. What's listed in the manifest of the flagship, Trinidad, are 35 boxes of carne de membrillo (quince jelly or preserve). Quince is a fruit that very much looks like pears. Raisins is also listed in the manifest. See Page 344 of Samuel Eliot Morison's The European Discovery of America, The Southern Voyages 1492-1616

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It's very likely Fernao de Magalhaes did jot down some kind of diary or logbook during the voyage. None has ever been found. Nor is there any reference to it in the seven eyewitness accounts of the expedition by Antonio Pigafetta, Gines de Mafra, Francisco Albo, Sebastian Elcano, The Genoese Pilot, Martin de Ayamonte, Martin Mendez, and The Anonymous Portuguese. The secondhand testimonies by Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas and Maximilianus Transylvanus do not advert to Magellan writing anything.

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.
 
Firsthand (eyewitness) accounts of Magellan's voyage

These are the firsthand accounts of Magellan's voyage written by those who were eyewitnesses, i.e., they were in the expedition:

1. Antonio Pigafetta
2. Gines de Mafra
3. Francisco Albo
4. The Genoese Pilot
5. The Anonymous Portuguese
6. The Leiden Narrative (suspect author, Vasquito Gallego)
7. Martin Dayamonte (de Ayamonte, Aiamonte)
8. Martin Mendez
9. Sebastian Elcano

There are a no. of secondhand accounts written by those who were not in the voyage itself but had accesss to some of the primary accounts listed above. Secondary accounts, as well as contemporary accounts that mention Magellan in passing, are by:

1. Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas
2. Maximilianus Transylvanus (who interviewed a no. of the 18 survivors)
3. Pietro Martire d'Anghiera (Peter Martyr)
4. Antonio de Brito
5. Fernao Lopes de Castanheda
6. Gaspar Correa
7. Damiao de Gois
8. Antonio Galvao
9. Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes
10. Bartolome de las Casas
11. Pedro Mexia
12. Gaspar Contarini
10. Joao de Barros

Not one of those who were with Magellan who wrote an account of the voyage ever mentions Magellan writing down anything, a logbook perhaps or some kind of diary.
 
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