Project Gutenberg 2013-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 3040 Blair, Emma Helen 1851 1911 Pigafetta, Antonio Pigafetta, Marcantonio Bourne, Edward Gaylord 1860 1908 Robertson, James Alexander 1873 1939 Robertson, J. A. (James Alexander) The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522" by Antonio Pigafetta is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume is primarily focused on the first circumnavigation of the globe, providing a detailed narrative of the expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan. It captures the rich descriptions of the Philippine archipelago's various peoples, landscapes, and the conditions encountered during this monumental voyage. The opening of this historical narrative introduces the reader to Pigafetta, who expresses a strong desire to document the incredible experiences he had during the expedition that commenced in 1519. He elaborates on the preparations made in Seville before the fleet sets sail, highlighting the challenges and dangers inherent in such voyages at that time. Detailed accounts of their journey, including the interactions with indigenous peoples, the harsh conditions faced at sea, and Pigafetta's insights into the cultures and languages of the lands encountered, set the stage for a comprehensive exploration of this significant period in maritime history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42884/42884-h/images/new-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Philippines -- History -- Sources Missions -- Philippines Philippines -- Discovery and exploration Demarcation line of Alexander VI DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 866323 2025-07-17T09:49:22.031266 text/html 870215 2024-10-23T16:13:32 text/html 456046 2025-07-17T09:49:37.561765 application/epub+zip 460046 2025-07-17T09:49:25.375239 application/epub+zip 363018 2025-07-17T09:49:23.769266 application/epub+zip 779933 2025-07-17T09:49:43.988694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697766 2025-07-17T09:49:35.877764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540770 2022-09-19T15:02:00.239507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629503 2025-07-17T09:49:18.390246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609539 2024-10-23T16:13:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20357 2025-07-17T09:49:44.156665 application/rdf+xml 27895 2025-07-17T09:49:23.968266 image/jpeg 2887 2025-07-17T09:49:23.871228 image/jpeg 439810 2025-07-17T09:49:22.134302 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia