The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines
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Butterworth Hezekiah. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines
CHAPTER I. A STRANGE ROYAL ORDER
CHAPTER II. FRIENDS WITH A PURPOSE
CHAPTER III. PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR AND VASCO DA GAMA
CHAPTER IV. THE ENTHUSIASTS CARRY THEIR PLANS TO THE KING
CHAPTER V. ABOUT THE HAPPY ITALIAN WHO WISHED TO SEE. THE WORLD. – BEAUTIFUL SEVILLE!
CHAPTER VI. ENEMIES. – ESTEBAN GORMEZ
CHAPTER VII "MAROONED."
CHAPTER VIII "THE WONDERS OF NEW LANDS." – PIGAFETTA'S TALES OF HIS ADVENTURES WITH MAGELLAN. – THE STORY OF "THE FOUNTAIN TREE." – "ST. ELMO'S FIRE."
CHAPTER IX. PINEAPPLES, POTATOES, VERY OLD PEOPLE
CHAPTER X. THE FIRST GIANT. – THE ISLANDS OF GEESE AND GOSLINGS. – THE DANCING GIANTS
CHAPTER XI. CAPTURING A GIANT. – MAGELLAN'S DECISION
CHAPTER XII. THE MUTINY AT PORT JULIAN. – THE STRAITS. – 1519
CHAPTER XIII "THE ADMIRAL WAS MAD!"
CHAPTER XIV. THE PACIFIC. – THE DEATH OF THE GIANTS
CHAPTER XV. WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES!
CHAPTER XVI. THE VISIT OF THE KING. – PIGAFETTA VISITS THE KING
CHAPTER XVII. EASTER SUNDAY. – MAGELLAN PLANTS THE CROSS
CHAPTER XVIII. CHRISTIANITY AND TRADE ESTABLISHED. – THE BAPTISM OF THE QUEEN
CHAPTER XIX. HALCYON DAYS
CHAPTER XX. THE DEATH OF MAGELLAN
CHAPTER XXI. THE SPICE ISLANDS. – WONDERFUL BIRDS. – CLOVES, CINNAMON, NUTMEGS, GINGER. – THE SHIPS OVERLOADED
CHAPTER XXII. MESQUITA IN PRISON
CHAPTER XXIII. STRANGE STORIES. – THE WISE OLD WOMEN. – THE WALKING LEAVES. – THE HAUNTED SANDALWOOD TREES. – THE EMPEROR OF CHINA. – THE LITTLE BOY AND THE GIANT BIRD
CHAPTER XXIV. THE LOST DAY
CHAPTER XXV. IN THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY. – PIGAFETTA
SUPPLEMENTAL. THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. – LAGASPI. – THE STRUGGLE OF THE NATIVES WITH SPAIN. – STORY OF THE PATRIOT RIZAL. – AGUINALDO
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I am to tell the story of a man who had faith in himself.
The clouds and the ocean bear his name. Lord Stanley has called him "the greatest of ancient and modern navigators."
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In view of recent events his character becomes one of the most interesting of past history.
After nearly four hundred years that cast-out name rises like a star!
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