by Antonio Pigafetta, Eduardo Alonso · Editorial Juventud, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426137760
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Accompany Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian adventurer, on the expedition that changed history: the first voyage around the world with the valiant Captain Magellan. This travel diary will immerse you in an adventure full of dangers and discoveries, where you can learn about the wonders that Pigafetta noted in his notebooks and the calamities they suffered during the three years that the expedition lasted. An extraordinary historical document for young readers from 9 years old.
Antonio Pigafetta 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 documented circumnavigation, and is best known for being the chronicler of the voyage. During the expedition, he served as Magellan's assistant until Magellan's death in the Philippine Islands, and kept an accurate journal, which later assisted him in translating the Cebuano language. It is the first recorded document concerning the language.
