Project Gutenberg 2013-06-05 Public domain in the USA. 4359 Blair, Emma Helen 1851 1911 Pigafetta, Antonio 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 en Philippines -- History -- Sources Missions -- Philippines Philippines -- Discovery and exploration Demarcation line of Alexander VI DS Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Religious 866377 866387 2024-09-18T05:41:28.185752 2023-09-18T13:59:48.617518 text/html text/html 890706 2013-06-05T14:24:36 text/html; charset=us-ascii 470468 2013-06-05T14:24:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 456423 2024-09-18T05:41:45.390618 application/epub+zip 460862 2024-09-18T05:41:31.545739 application/epub+zip 363828 2024-09-18T05:41:29.808711 application/epub+zip 782687 2024-09-18T05:41:52.643590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697734 2024-09-18T05:41:43.661645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540770 2022-09-19T15:02:00.239507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629596 2024-09-18T05:41:24.459737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 629828 2013-06-05T14:24:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 231995 2013-06-05T14:24:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20655 2024-09-18T05:41:52.841579 application/rdf+xml 27895 2024-09-18T05:41:30.022694 image/jpeg 2887 2024-09-18T05:41:29.916709 image/jpeg 439810 2024-09-18T05:41:28.254704 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia