This site aims to be careful with claims. For Henrique de Malaca, the documentary record is fragmentary and filtered through European sources. The links below are starting points and pointers to commonly cited accounts.
Primary / near‑contemporary accounts (commonly cited)
Antonio Pigafetta — chronicler of Magellan’s voyage. Pigafetta’s narrative is one of the most widely referenced accounts for the expedition’s encounters and logistics. Different editions/translations vary in wording and annotations.
Henrique de Malaca (overview references)
These pages summarise common claims and debates, and can be used as a map to names, dates, and bibliography. Treat them as secondary summaries and follow the cited references where possible.
How this page uses sources
- Clear separation: statements labelled “well supported” vs “uncertain” vs “debated”.
- Conservative wording: when evidence is thin, the copy avoids certainty.
- Link-first: where a claim is likely contested, the page points to a reference rather than asserting it.
If you tell me which specific book/manuscript/author you want emphasised (e.g., a preferred edition/translation), I can update this Sources page to list it explicitly and align the wording on the main page accordingly.