Contribution and relevance of the First Voyage around the world in understanding the grand narrative of Philippine history PDF

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4. Contribution and relevance of the First Voyage around the world in understanding the grand narrative of Philippine history: It is the only known document about Lapu-Lapu’s life.  Due to the daily notes Pigaletta took and details about the expedition that he wrote about, he is considered the bes...

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4. Contribution and relevance of the First Voyage around the world in understanding the grand narrative of Philippine history: 

It is the only known document about Lapu-Lapu’s life.

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Due to the daily notes Pigaletta took and details about the expedition that he wrote about, he is considered the best source today of the customs and usages of the Filipinos in the early 16th century.

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A primary source account assisted us in understanding how early Filipinos lived.

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Several "Datus" are said to have joined forces with the Europeans. As a result, we can conclude that societies of varying sophistication existed in the Philippines prior to Magellan's expedition.

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It emphasizes the native’s generosity and hospitality to the expedition team. After all, there might not have been a circumnavigation if the locals on Homonhon Island had not offered food and water to the Europeans, and the ships' rations had not been replenished from local sources. The emphasis on hospitality – a supposedly benign Filipino national character quality — adds another layer to national myth-making that could shape the next 500 years of Philippine history.

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It helped us understand how Filipinos lived in the past and how they dealt with Magellan and his men when they arrived in the Philippines.

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Contains the first vocabulary of Visayan words ever presented by a European.

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Starting point of the first expedition around the world.

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The book serves as evidence that the world is round and not flat.

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This book assists today's researchers and students in comprehending the context of the Magellan expedition and the origins of the entire EuropeanPhilippine conflict commenced.

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Magellan discovered Pacific Ocean.

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Businesses rose because of the discoveries that made up the different products. Collaborations were also made that benefited the different sides.

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Opened many doors in the Philippines.

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We discover what religion Filipinos in the past used to have.

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We found out how Catholicism rises in the Philippines.

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We found out that our ancestors fought and delayed the Spanish occupation for years.

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Profetta presented the events in a chronological order that gives readers a vivid image of what it was like to be a part of the first voyage around the world.

References: (Links) https://youtu.be/iFn6JeZGLK4 https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/considering-history-and-narratives-as-spainand-the-philippines-approach-500th-anniversary/...