“We also ate sawdust from boards. Rats were sold for one-half a ducado apiece, and even then we could not get them.”

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...