PHFerdinand Magellan is the explorer most people link to the first voyage around the world, yet he never completed it. He died on April 27, 1521 at the Battle of Mactan, in what is now Cebu, and the expedition was later led by Juan Sebastian Elcano, whose fleet sailed west and reached Spain in 1522, finishing the first circumnavigation.
What we know about the Battle of Mactan, based on Antonio Pigafetta's account:
1. The Spanish force was about 60 Europeans, with 49 fighting on land and 11 left in the boats, along with a large number of native allies.
2. Lapulapu's forces were estimated at around 1,500 by Pigafetta, and some estimates go as high as 3,000.
3. Magellan was reportedly hit in his unarmored leg and then wounded in the arm and leg before being overwhelmed and killed by Lapulapu's warriors.
4. After his death, Elcano took over command and continued the voyage westward.
So technically, the credit for the first circumnavigation belongs to the expedition as a whole and to Elcano as the commander who brought it home, not to Magellan himself. Medyo interesting kasi karamihan sa atin natutunan lang sa school na si Magellan ang nag-ikot sa mundo, pero sa Pilipinas pala natapos ang kwento niya. Isa rin ito sa dahilan kung bakit si Lapulapu ay itinuturing na isa sa mga unang bayani na lumaban sa dayuhang pwersa sa ating kasaysayan.
Kayo, ano ang natatandaan niyong aral mula sa Philippine history lessons niyo noon? May naaalala pa ba kayong detalye na bago sa inyo ngayon?
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What we know about the Battle of Mactan, based on Antonio Pigafetta's account:
1. The Spanish force was about 60 Europeans, with 49 fighting on land and 11 left in the boats, along with a large number of native allies.
2. Lapulapu's forces were estimated at around 1,500 by Pigafetta, and some estimates go as high as 3,000.
3. Magellan was reportedly hit in his unarmored leg and then wounded in the arm and leg before being overwhelmed and killed by Lapulapu's warriors.
4. After his death, Elcano took over command and continued the voyage westward.
So technically, the credit for the first circumnavigation belongs to the expedition as a whole and to Elcano as the commander who brought it home, not to Magellan himself. Medyo interesting kasi karamihan sa atin natutunan lang sa school na si Magellan ang nag-ikot sa mundo, pero sa Pilipinas pala natapos ang kwento niya. Isa rin ito sa dahilan kung bakit si Lapulapu ay itinuturing na isa sa mga unang bayani na lumaban sa dayuhang pwersa sa ating kasaysayan.
Kayo, ano ang natatandaan niyong aral mula sa Philippine history lessons niyo noon? May naaalala pa ba kayong detalye na bago sa inyo ngayon?
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