
Ferdinand Magellan and the Circumnavigation of the World - Part 2
The Explorers Podcast
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Magellan's Journey to Santa Lucia Bay
Magellan and the Armada de Moluca spent two weeks at Santa Lucia Bay. The local women had no problem trading sexual favors for trinkets, such as knives and beads. With Christmas upon them, Magellan invited the locals to attend Mass. Piafetta reported that the natives were easily converted to the Christian faith. His devout nature will lead him to reach out to the native people he encounters,. He will try and convert them to Christianity.
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