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Primer Viaje en Torno Del Globo Written by Antonio Pigafetta. It Was Originally Published in The Year of 1536

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HISTORICAL CRITICISM – the historian’s role in writing history, to reiterate, is to provide meanings to the facts that he

gathered from the primary sources, or those that have been gathered by Archaeologists or Anthropologist.

EXTERNAL CRITICISM – Covers the physical examinations of sources like documents etc.

1. Authorship – the name of the author.


2. Date and Place of Publication – the date of the document.
3. Textual Errors – spellings and grammars.
4. Meanings of words used – Definition of terms.

INTERNAL CRITICISM – to analyse and interpret the contents of the documents.


POSITIVE CRITICISM – refers to understanding both of literal and real meaning of words.

PROFESSOR ZEUS A. SALAZAR of the University of the Philippines – he saw the relevance of Filipino POV in historical
interpretation. He introduced the concept of “Pantayong Pananaw” (from us, for us).

Breaking out the Words – from the Reading No. 1 Entitled The Discovery of the Philippines.

Source: First Voyage Around the World. Taken from the Philippine Islands. Vol. XXXIII.
Written between the years 1519-152

Primer Viaje en Torno del Globo written by Antonio Pigafetta. It was originally published in the year of 1536.

Who are the People included in the Reading?

1. Antonio Pigaffeta – the author of the book The First Voyage Around the World and was an Italian scholar and
explorer from the Republic of Venice. He joined the expedition to the Spice Islands led by explorer Ferdinand
Magellan under the flag of King Charles I of Spain.
2. Emma Helen Blair - was a United States historian, journalist and editor, whose most notable work was a
monumental documentary history of the Philippines. She is one of the editors of the reading.
3. James Alexander Robertson - was an American academic historian, archivist, translator and bibliographer. He is
most noted for his contributions to the history and historiography of the Philippines and other former territorial
possessions of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. He is one of the editors of the reading.
4. Ferdinand Magellan – He is a Portuguese explorer that believes with the goal of 3Gs (God, Gold and Glory) with
5 ships with him together to discover the Western Sea Route to the Spice Islands. His ship is named Victoria.
After 3 years, 1 out of 5 ships returned home and only 18 out of 270 crews returned with the ship. He was killed
in the battle at the Voyage at Mactan by the troup lead by Lapu-Lapu.

What are the Places involved in the Reading?

1. Latroni (Ladrones) - it is now known as Mariana Islands. 1521 Ferdinand Magellan, of Portugal, called it “Isla
de Ladrones” (Island of Thieves) because islanders took whatever they could from his ship as payment for
the food and water they had given the crew.
2. Zamal (Samar) - an island with lofty mountains and soon learned it was Zamal, which is present day Samar
Island in the Philippines. On March 17th the explorer and his crew landed on an uninhabited island south of
Samar known as Humunu, which today is known as Homonhon in Eastern Samar.
3. Archipelago of San Lazaro – islands in the Samar district as they discovered it on the Sabbath of St. Lazurus
208.
Definition of Terms:

1. Leguas – It is a Spanish word that means Leagues. Leagues are measurement use for distances. 1 Nautical
League is approximately equal to 5.556 kilometers.
2. Sow – a pig.
3. Ivory - a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or
narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles.
4. Bocasine - A sort of fine buckram// Buckram is coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste, and
used as interfacing and in bookbinding.
5. Uraca – it arrack. A alcoholic drink made of palm trees or coconuts.
6. Figs - a soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried.
7. Umay – a term use for rice in Samar district.
8. Archipelago – group of islands.
9. Line of Demarcation - A line of demarcation may also be used to define the forward limits of disputing or
belligerent forces after each phase of disengagement or withdrawal has been completed.
10. Voyage - a long journey involving travel by sea or in space.
11. Palmo - distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb, used as a unit of
measurement.
12. Figs with more than Palmo Long – Banana

READING NO. 2: ON THE EARLY CUSTOMS OF THE FILIPINOS

Source: JUAN DE PLASENCIA (Ordinis Fratrum Minorumt),, “Customs of the Tagalogs (Two Relations)”, OCTOBER 21,
1589.
From the Philippine Islands. Vol. VII, 1588-1591. Edited and annotated by EMMA HELEN BLAIR AND JAMES ALEXANDER
ROBERTSON.

DOCTRINA CRISTIANA – The first book printed in the Philippines authored by Juan De Plasencia.

DATU – Leader of a Barangay.

HIERARCHY

1. CHIEFTAIN
2. MAHARLICA
3. ALIPING NAMAMAHAY
4. ALIPIN SA GUIGUILIR

Kartilya ng Katipunan – by Emilio Jacinto (Utak ng Katipunan)

The Katipunan Code of Conduct – translated by Gregorio Nieva, 1918.

IT HAS 14 STATEMENTS.

KKK – Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan.

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