1. Astrología a bordo: Andrés de San Martín y el viaje de Magallanes
- Author
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Carrió Cataldi, Leonardo Ariel, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), European University Institute (EUI), and University College of London [London] (UCL)
- Subjects
astronomy ,[SHS.HISPHILSO]Humanities and Social Sciences/History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences ,Iberian empires ,impérios ibéricos ,astronomia ,Early modern period ,astrology ,navigation ,[SHS.HIST]Humanities and Social Sciences/History ,astrologia ,Idade Moderna ,Andrés de San Martín ,navegação - Abstract
International audience; Andrés de San Martín, a pilot who participated in the Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe, is one of the least known crew members of the armada. Historians have mainly paid attention to his role calculating longitude during the voyage, ignoring his role as an astrologer. In this article, I examine how San Martin was represented in Spanish and Portuguese sources dealing with the issue of the position and possession of the Moluccan Islands. I argue that San Martín only emerges as a relevant actor thanks to the Portuguese chronicles of the second half of the sixteenth century. As I show, he was always closely linked to astrological knowledge through which the pilot tried to guide the crew to the Spice Islands.; Andrés de San Martín, piloto na viagem de circum-navegação de Magalhães, é seguramente um dos tripulantes menos conhecidos daarmada. A historiografia reteve principalmente os cálculos longitudinais que realizou durante a travessia, ignorando o seu papel como astrólogo. O presente artigo propõe contextualizar a figura de San Martín através de fontes espanholas e portuguesas relacionadas com a discussão sobre a posição e a possessão das Ilhas Molucas. Argumenta-se que San Martín apenas emerge como uma figura relevante graças às crónicas portuguesas da segunda metade do século XVI e que está intimamente ligado a um saber astrológico através do qual o piloto tentou guiar a tripulação até às Ilhas das Especiarias
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- 2019