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Coconut: Miracle tree

When my freshman students read Antonio Pigafetta’s account of the Magellan expedition in the Philippines, many are surprised that Magellan was killed by a group of angry Mactan warriors. Some ask, “Where was Lapulapu?” Returning to the primary source teaches them that Magellan did not lose a one-on-one, hand-to-hand combat with the Lord of Mactan. […]... Keep on reading: Coconut: Miracle tree

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