Renaissance · Europe · Exploration

1522

Magellan's Logbook Survives

1522

Antonio Pigafetta, a Venetian gentleman who had sailed with Magellan and survived the circumnavigation, presented his journal to Charles V. It detailed giants in Patagonia, Pacific crossings without fresh food, and the killing of his captain. His account would remain the best surviving record of the voyage and a literary classic.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: August 29, 1521: Belgrade Falls to Suleiman
After: 1523: Zwingli Reforms Zurich

Before and after in Exploration

Before: April 27, 1521: Magellan Killed on Mactan
After: 1524: Verrazzano Charts the North American Coast

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.