“The captain-general wished to obtain some of the birds of paradise, but they replied that they were never taken alive, but only when they were dead.”

About Antonio Pigafetta

Chronicler • Venetian

Antonio Pigafetta was a Venetian scholar and explorer who joined the expedition to the Spice Islands led by Ferdinand Magellan. He served as Magellan's assistant and kept an accurate journal, which became the main...