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Antonio Pigafetta (Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo piɡaˈfetta]; c. 1491 – c. 1531) was a Venetian scholar and explorer. In 1519, he joined the Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the world's first circumnavigation, and is best known for being the chronicler of the voyage.
Sep 20, 2023 · So Pigafetta's account is the only one we have of this incredible saga, probably the most significant voyage of the entire 16th century. He called it: Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo (Report on the First Voyage Around the World).
Feb 21, 2024 · This zenith is a point in the sky, according to astrologers, and only in imagination, and it answers to over our head in a straight line, as may be seen by the treatise of the sphere, [27] and by Aristotle, in the first book, De Cœlo et Mondo.
PRIMO VIAGGIO INTORNO AL MONDO. By Antonio Pigafetta. MS. composed ca. 1525, of events of 1519–1522
Dec 29, 2007 · The First Voyage around the World is also a remarkably accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation, and one that has earned its reputation among modern historiographers...
Jan 14, 2024 · Pigafetta’s primary written work documenting the expedition is “Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo” (Account of the First Voyage Around the World). This account holds immense significance in providing an authentic firsthand narrative of the historic journey.
Jul 25, 2024 · The first work in this volume is the translation of Primo viaggio intorno al globo terracqueo, based on the original text of the Ambrosian codex translated by James A. Robertson, reproduced with slight corrections
In Pigafetta's book, Primo viaggio intorno al mondo (English: First Voyage Around the World), he takes care to record as many words as he can. The chronicle of Pigafetta was one of the most cited documents by historians who wished to study the precolonial Philippines. [ 4 ]
Oct 9, 2019 · 76.9M. Antonio Pigafetta ebbe l’avventura di partecipare all’impresa di Magellano e, morto quest’ultimo nella battaglia di Mactan (Filippine), ebbe incarichi di responsabilità riguardo ai rapporti con le popolazioni indigene.
May 28, 2023 · Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo by Antonio Pigafetta, 2007, University of Toronto Press edition, in English
