Antonio Pigafetta

Antonio Pigafetta (c. 1492–c. 1534) was a Venetian nobleman and explorer from Vicenza. He joined Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands, serving as Magellan's assistant and keeping a precise journal of the voyage.

After Magellan's death in the Philippines in 1521, he was one of eighteen men, out of about 240 who had set out, who completed the entire voyage. Led by Juan Sebastián Elcano, they reached Spain in 1522 aboard the Victoria, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.