REDISCOVERY OF THE PHILIPPINES

BY: RUSSEL T.PANGANIBAN

The Magellan Expedition(1519 – 1521)

Rediscovery To discover again or

independently of someone who has made a prior discovery.

 the act, process, or an instance of discovering (something) again.

Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan Born in Northland Portugal in around

1480. Died April 27,1521 in Mactan Cebu. A Portuguese navigator and explorer

who sailed under the flag of Portugal(1505-1513) and Spain(1519-1521).

Page of Queen Leonor.

Rivalry between Portugal and Spain

During this time , these two country had a great competition to claimed new discovered regions.

Treaty of Tordesillas

On June 7,1494, Portugal and Spain signed a treaty at Tordesillas,Spain wherein all of the lands from west will belong to Spain and all lands from east will be on Portugal.

How Magellan became a Spaniards? In 1517, King Manuel I of Portugal refused

to allow Magellan to organized an expedition to the Spice island and renounces Magellan nationality as a Portuguese.

1519, Magellan went to Spain and welcomed by King Charles and proposed an expedition to look for the Spice Island.

September 20 1519, the start of Magellan expedition along with the 5 ships.

Reason of Expeditions

First, they were looking for an alternate route.

Reason of Expeditions

Second, it was the age of discovery.

Reason of Expeditions

Third, Spain wants to make their territory bigger and to spread Christianity.

Timeline of Magellan’s expedition March 22,1519, King Charles V support

the Voyage of Magellan to search for the Spice Island.

September 20,1519, start of Magellan expedition; searching of passage going to Spice Island.

Route of Magellan expedition

Timeline of Magellan’s expedition September 26,1519, Magellan cross and

stopover at the Canary island. December 13,1519, they reached the

Rio de Janeiro bay. January 12,1520 , (Rio de Plata). March 31,1520, (Puerto San Julian). October 21,1520, start of sailing at the

All Saint Straight.

Timeline of Magellan’s expedition November 28,1520, Passing by the Mariana

Island. March 6,1521, their fleet finally anchored

Guam and they called it Los Ladrones March 16,1521, Ferdinand Magellan along

with the crew of the remaining ship landed at the shore of Homonhon.

March 28,1521, Magellan went to Limasawa.(but some records said it was on Masao, Butuan.)

The first mass in the Philippines on March 31, 1521

Limasawa or Butuan?

Comparison of two Islands The name of the place. The route from Homonhon. The latitude Position. The route to Cebu The Geographical Features.

Archipelago de San Lazaro Name given by Ferdinand

Magellan to the Philippines.

Timeline of Magellan’s expedition

April 7, 1521, Magellan reached Cebu with the Help of Raha Kolambu.

April 14,1521, Raha Humabon and Magellan’s BLOOD COMPACT.

The Battle of Mactan on April 27,1521

Lapu- Lapu The first Filipino

hero. Chieftain of Mactan. Cilapulapu,Salip

pulaka, Cali Pulaco and Lapu-lapu Dimantag was the controversial name of Lapu-lapu.

Causes of Battle of Mactan They want to surrender all of the kings/

cheiftain in cebu and near island and islet.

Zula seek for the help of Magellan to defeat Lapu-lapu.

They want to convert the religion to Christianity.

Result of Battle of Mactan Lapu-Lapu defeat Spaniards

that lead to Magellan’s death.

The Spaniards didn’t own the respect of the Cebuanos.

Return to Spain Juan Sebastian Elcano was

succeeded as commander of expedition after Magellan’s death ordered an immediate departure back to Spain after Humabon’s betrayal.

Effects of Magellan’s expedition First, it state the fact that the earth is

round and not flat. Second, it added an information that the

Pacific is the largest ocean. Third, Spain had an interest to Colonize

the Philippines.

The End