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Antonio Pigafetta
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Venetian diplomat, historian, and explorer of the Pacific and Chile
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Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian explorer and writer born in Vicenza in 1490. A citizen of the Republic of Venice, he participated in the Magellan-Elcano expedition. He wrote in Italian and was a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Pigafetta died in Vicenza in 1530. Two of his works are recorded in available archives.
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Key facts
- Born
- between 1480 and 1491, Vicenza , Republic of Venice , (present-day Italy )
- Died
- c. 1534 (aged around 40–50), Vicenza, Republic of Venice
- Years active
- 1500s–20s
- Known for
- Chronicling Magellan's circumnavigation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Vicenza
- Place of death
- Vicenza
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Participant in
- Magellan-Elcano expedition
- Image
- Antonio pigafetta.png
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- Commons category
- Antonio Pigafetta
- date of birth
- 1490-00-00
- date of death
- 1530-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Antonio Pigafetta
- name in native language
- Antonio Pigafetta
- P13311
- Wole Soyinka
- writing language
- Italian
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Antonio Pigafetta, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Antonio Pigafetta ( Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo piɡaˈfetta]; c. 1491 – c. 1534) 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.
Pigafetta was one of the 18 men who made the complete trip, returning to Spain in 1522, under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcano, out of the approximately 240 who set out three years earlier. These men completed the first circumnavigation of the world while others mutinied and returned in the first year. Pigafetta's surviving journal is the source for much of what is known about Magellan and Elcano's voyage.
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