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The first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on ... 1521. On March 25, 1521, they left the island of Homonhon and change route towards west ...
Rajah Humabon (also Hamabao or Hamabar in other editions of the "First Voyage Around the World") [1] later baptized as Don Carlos Valderrama, was one of the recorded chiefs in Cebu who encountered Ferdinand Magellan in the 16th century.
Homonhon Island is an island in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the east side of Leyte Gulf. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long island is part of the municipality of Guiuan , encompassing eight barangays : Bitaugan, Cagusu-an, Canawayon, Casuguran, Culasi, Habag, Inapulangan, and Pagbabangnan.
March 16 – Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Homonhon, Philippines. March 28 – Ferdinand Magellan and his men anchored off the island of Limasawa. March 31 – The first Catholic Mass was held in Limasawa. [1]
Suluan is an island barangay in the Philippines, in the municipality of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.It lies east of Leyte Gulf and west of Emden Deep.The inhabitants of the island were the first Filipinos to trade and interact with Ferdinand Magellan's expedition which anchored on the nearby (then uninhabited) island of Homonhon on March 16, 1521.
Police say staff were threatened by masked men and ordered to hand over a sum of money. They said the vehicle used by the robbers, a blue Audi A6, was stolen early on Thursday morning from outside ...
This event marked the arrival of the first documented Europeans in the archipelago. The following day, Magellan ordered his men to anchor their ships on the shores of Homonhon Island. [4] There, Magellan befriended Rajah Kolambu and Rajah Siagu, king of Limasawa, who guided him to Cebu. [4] There he met Rajah Humabon, the Rajah of Cebu.
The largest tremor so far was recorded on Wednesday evening, when a quake with a magnitude of 5.2 coursed through the island. It was the first to exceed 5.0 since the tremors began last week.