Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-26

recorded. He had the advantage of having taken
with him very capable reporter an Italian gen
tleman from the city of Vicenza. one Antonio
Pigafetta, who completed the whole tour OF the
world and wrote account Of it. 1t was soon
translated into English of the sixteenth century.
and Shakespeare, there is good reason to believe,
read it, for in THE Tempest" Calibans Setebos
is none other than the devil-god of the Patagonl-
ans as reported BIZ the faithful Pgafetta says the
New York Times Book Review. The journal has
been more recently translated by Lord Stanley Of
Aldery in his First voyage Around the World"
while L. II. FL Guemard of Cambridge has sup
piled an excellent biography of Magellan and ac-
count of the voyage
In recounting Mage!lan's momentous voyage
it is necessary to so back to the famous bull Of
Pope Alexander VI which divided the world be-
tween the Spanish and the Portuguese. The
Spanards forbidden to sail to the Indies by
the way Of the Cape of Good Hope, and their
only hope of reaching this most desired of all
lands was by finding way to the west through
the Mundus Novus. AT this time a belief that
such passage existed far to the south was well
fixed in many minds
Havin. proposed to his king, Manuel of Portu-
GAL that he make this voyage through the strait
he presumed to be there, and having met with
REFUSAL the Portuguese asked permission to offer
his services elsewhere. The king said 'he might
do as he pleased" and did not offer his hand to
be kissed at parting.
In October 1517 therefore, Magellan arrived in
Seville and at once found the favor he had missed
at home in the sight of Charles Y. 1t was decid-
ed at once TO fit out expedition. More than
year passed in preparations and OIL September 20.
1919 little fleet of five vessels cleared the mouth
of the Guadaquivir and passed out to On the
eliminating voyage of the great age of discovery.
The ships and their commanders were as fol-
lows:
Trinidad 40 tons-Captain, Gen Ferdinand
Magellan pilot Esevan Gomez
San Antonio 12O tons-Captain, Juan de Carta-
gena.
Conception 80 tons-Captan, Gaspar Quesada
Victoria. s. tons-Captain Luis de Mendoza
Santiago. T5 tons-Captain, Juan Serrano.
The crews of these five ships we're mixture Of
many nationalites-a peculiarly fitting compile
mcnt since the voyage was much less gain for
single nation (as the discovery of the new
worldD but rather a contribution to the fund of
human knowledge and an introduction of the world
to all the people who live upon it, There were
about $50 on board
OF the four captains only one proved faithful
The others had plotted treason even before the
ships sailed and while they knelt at the 1nal mass
before going on board. Magellan warned and
was unafraid.
The little armada left the Canaries on October
g 1919 and ran down the African coast for sew
eral weeks, buffeted by heavy storms while food
and water grew scarce.
On November 30 the ships reached the coast Of
Brazil near Pernamhuco Through February and
March they followed the coast southwark, and
finally found shelter in the harbor Of St Julian
and settled down there to pass the winter on the
last day of March On the day. which was
Easter the smnIdering mutiny broke out.
The way in which Magellan crushed that for
midahle uprising in his ranks is the best
indication of the character of the commander that
has been left to Us. When the mutneers had
three of the five ships in their control Magellan
made raid Mendozas ship. the Victoria
and that captain met his death with dagger
thrust in the throat. The two other ships were
bockaded Strong parties then boarded the San
Antonio and that ship was captured The third
ship. the Conception. thereupon surrendered
QueSada was beheaded and quartered. Carta-
gena of the San Antonio and guilty priest. Pero