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From "The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines" by Butterworth, Hezekiah
Esteban Gormez
Portuguese navigator who becomes pilot of the San Antonio and betrays Magellan.
Core Belief
"Believes in the importance of personal advancement and is willing to compromise his principles to achieve it."
Worldview
Sees the world as a competitive arena where only the most ruthless and cunning succeed, and believes that loyalty is a weakness to be exploited.
Personality
Envious, jealous, and treacherous, Gormez is driven by ambition and resentment. He is willing to sabotage Magellan's expedition to advance his own interests.
In Their Own Words
"'Your schemes have supplanted mine and turned my ships into air. I was the first to plan a voyage to the Moluccas out of the wake of hurricanes and monsoons. I do not feel that I have been treated rightly. Something surely is due to me.'"
"'We must not leave them to perish.'"
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