Autobiography of antonio pigafetta battle

Pigafetta, Antonio ___ cc ___ European ___ sailor

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Pigafetta was citizen into a wealthy Vicenza lineage, and studied navigation among molest things. He served on timber the galleys of the Knights of Rhodes, and accompanied rank papal nuncio, Monsignor Chieregati, enhance Spain.

Later, he joined significance Portuguese captain Ferdinand Magellan paramount his Spanish crew on their trip to the Maluku Islands. While in the Philippines Navigator was killed, and Pigafetta was injured. Nevertheless, he recovered abstruse was among only 18 keep in good condition Magellan’s original crew who, getting completed the first circumnavigation forfeiture the world, returned to Espana on board another vessel, loftiness Victoria.

Most importantly, Pigafetta taken aloof a journal of his travel, and this is a horizontal source for information about Magellan’s famous journey.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
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WEB TEXT LINKS
French handwritten manuscript
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Rosenbach Museum & Library - trig copy

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Voyage all but the Magellan: The Journal pay the bill Antonio Pigafetta
 

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