Ferdinand Magellan, Pirate Merchant
The account of a circumnavigator
Pigafetta, Antonio. The First Voyage Around the World (1519-1522): An Account of Magellan's Expedition. University of Toronto Press, 2019.
Born to a noble family in Vicenza, Italy, Antonio Pigafetta was a proud Knight of Rhodes who joined Captain-General Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage and kept meticulous records at the prompting of Philippe Villiers de l’…
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