Antonio Pigafetta Monument | Antonio Pigafetta (1496–1535) MarkerAntonio Pigafetta Monument | Antonio Pigafetta (1496–1535) Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Work of National Artist for Visual Arts Abdulmari Asia Imao; Registered Property, Cebu CIty located at Cebu City, Cebu City, Region VII.
Marker Text:
Antonio Pigafetta
(1496–1535)
Patrician of Vicenza, Italy, and Knight of Malta, chronicler of the Magellan expedition that first circumnavigated the globe from 1519 to 1522. He fought in Mactan and was one of the 22 survivors who returned to Spain. This tribute was erected by the Philippine–Italian Association.
Year Unveiled: 1980