Monsignor Oscar Cadayona of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin, which includes Limasawa, expressed his elation over the official government pronouncement, saying: “We are so happy that our proofs - of the veracity of our claims that our Limasawa is really the site - were not dismantled by those who supported other sites.” Concealment was practiced for centuries by Arab and Chinese traders, Malvar said. According to him, those determining the actual site should first have in mind that the goal of the voyage of the Magellan-led Armada de Moluccas was to reach the Spice Islands using the westward route and trade. To find out more, please click this link. A copy of the order is kept in the Archivo General de Indias in Seville, Spain. The “bull’s eye” against Limasawa was the three actions that Pigafetta recounted but were deleted in the Gancayco report: “The ships fired all their artillery at once when the body of Christ was elevated, the signal having been [given] from the shore with muskets.”. The items were not found though to this date. The authentic Pigafetta manuscript has no word Limasawa, Malvar said, attributing the change to a third editor, Edward Gaylord Bourne. He said “Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas 1565-1615,” a chronicle of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi’s expedition by Gaspar de San Agustin, extolled the exploits of Magellan in Butuan, 44 years after the explorer was killed in Mactan.

Apparently, the panel members set out NOT to find the truth, but to affirm a historical error.

“So the 9 ⅔ degree latitude and the purpose of the cartographs were to conceal.”, He said the Limasawa proponents “need to explain why if the 9 ⅔ latitude was that land they wanted to go, why was there a need for Magellan to cartograph those islands that way?”, King Charles’ order on April 19, 1519, read in part: “I know for certain, according to the much information which I have obtained from persons who have seen it by experience, that there are spices in the islands of Maluco; and chiefly, you are going to seek them with this said fleet and my will is that you should straightaway follow the voyage to the said islands in the form and guise which I have said and commanded to you, the said Ferdinand Magallanes.”. World Food Program wins Nobel Prize for anti-hunger efforts, Converge ICT reduces IPO price 21% to P19 per share. Wenceslao acquires property in Makati, PhilHealth execs defy Gierran, refuse to file courtesy resignation, ABS-CBN shows to air on Bro.

1. National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Century-old building in Iloilo City gets timely facelift, Pasay also bans videoke, noise makers for kids. 488 years ago Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan "rediscovered" archipelago in March 1521 and made history. Woman planning suicide attack arrested in Philippines: military, Salceda asks gov't to lay groundworks for ’20-20-20′ economic goals, Heat edge Lakers in thriller to keep NBA title dream alive, BENGUET CORPORATION: Notice of Annual Stockholder's Meeting, Velasco fires back at Speaker: Abide by term-sharing deal, Local Roundup: Senator quizzes DOH on COVID-19 deaths. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, 1226 Makati City Philippines. There was that island of spice nearby to the east of Mazaua, where Magellan went to, during Easter week of 1521.

MONTHS before the 500th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity in the country, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) finally settled the official site of the 1521 Easter Sunday Mass by favoring Limasawa in Southern Leyte instead of Masao in Butuan City. “I conclude with complete confidence that it was Butuan,” he told the Inquirer in a recent telephone interview. The distance between Limasawa and Zzubu was less than 20 leguas, however. He cited Antonio Pigafetta, the chronicler of the Magellan-Elcano expedition, who wrote that the first mass happened on March 31, 1521 in a place he identified as Mazaua. Don't worry we also hate spam just like you. The report of Antonio Brito, governor of Malacca, to the Portuguese king was prima facie evidence that Magellan indeed went to the Island of Spice, Butuan, logged at 9” latitude, and staked that same island with the Cross and King’s Crown at the summit of the highest mountain (Pigafetta located it at 9” 1/3 north latitude [Albo]). Book asserts Butuan, not Limasawa, hosted historic religious rite almost 500 years ago. Butuan, not Limasawa, was where the first Mass in the Philippines was held, and my research over five years proves it. “It really inspires us, the Bishop, clergy and the lay faithful to work hard to promote the site as a sacred place of encounter between God and man.

• The first Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, ... though this is contested by some who assert that the first mass was instead held at Masao, Butuan. Skelton’s words could be crucial to the Limasawa advocates’ distorting the truth and changing or altering the true intent of Pigafetta. Also, the tadpole shape of Limasawa contrasted Pigafetta’s cartograph of Mazaua Island. In fact, its words were not translations. Both panels ruled that the site of the 1521 Easter Sunday Mass was in Limasawa Island, now a municipality in Southern Leyte. In Butuan, there was also a group called “Folks of Magallanes” that celebrated the Easter Mass for 300 years until 2000 at the Carballo Monument. King of Talk Boy Abunda is now Boy Bondat’s Franchise Brand Ambassador, 10 Things to Look Forward to for Shopee’s 10.10 Brands Festival, Enjoy exclusive and easy access to NBA TV Philippines via Smart Signature, Duterte calls for special session to pass budget, Binay: Dolomite beach not part of 2008 SC writ of mandamus, ‘Nadenggoy tayong dalawa’: Duterte angered by speakership row — Velasco, Briones says students badmouthing her proves need to continue classes, Duterte order to Cayetano ‘clear’: Reopen Congress to members – Velasco, PNP custodial center chief sacked as jailed Parojinog cries sex abuse, Police release video showing Grab driver ‘assaulted’ cop in Taguig; driver’s camp says footage ‘misleading’. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. “Limasawa at 9 degree 55’ latitude was very far north of the 9 ⅓ degree North latitude,” he noted to eliminate Limasawa. *1953: The people in Butuan asked the Philippine Historical Committee to rehabilitate the monument or place a marker on the site. This is in reference to the article “Limasawa, not Butuan, affirmed as site of first Mass in PH” (8/21/20).

*Holy First Mass marked the birth of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. 5. Magellan’s setting up of tokens —cross and crown—was deleted although this confirmed the conquest. Jesuit priest Rey Pedro Chirino’s “Relaciones de las Islas Filipinas” mentioned the missionary activities of the Jesuits from 1581 and the Recolletos in 1622 in Butuan. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Using a 1739 map, Malvar tracked Pigafetta’s distance of 35 leguas (legua is an obsolete unit of length; 1 legua is equivalent to 3 miles, or 4.84 kilometers) from Mazaua to Gatigan to Zzubu.

2733, the 1959 law that declared Limasawa as official site of the first Mass, showed “many irregularities,” Malvar said.

The island disappeared in a 1902 map because earthquakes had fused it with the mainland while siltation by floods filled it.

Worst of all was what the Mojares panel did with the Skelton translation! Books by five missionaries dated 1663, 1667, 1787 and 1818 chronicled the growth and forms of Catholic faith in Butuan. The panel intentionally deleted the narratives of Pigafetta from the accounts, which clearly stated that it was the First King who communicated with Magellan and the interpreter during the mid-morning and afternoon of the Easter Sunday celebration.

The edict was published in a special newspaper supplement published in 1926, a copy of which is in the archives of the Archdiocese of Manila. Malvar-led retracing of Magellan’s route team eventually went to Masao in Butuan City, the final leg of the tour. Dr. Rene Escalante, chairman of NHCP and executive director of the National Quincentennial Committee, said they revisited the issue surrounding the site of the 1521 Easter Sunday Mass in the Philippines as part of its mandate to resolve historical controversies. CELEBRATING CHRISTIANITY A monu of ment depicting fir the first Mass in st Butuan City fe Ma atures the images ss of Portuguese ex in plorer Ferdinan PH d Magellan with Rajah Kolambu, the King of Butuan, and his brother, Rajah Siagu, the King of Mazaua.

Pigafetta stated that during the seven-day odyssey, there was more than one island that Magellan visited during the Easter day celebration. In view of the foregoing facts, the signers of the Surigao Declaration on the First Easter Mass firmly resolve to request the NHI/NHCP to reopen the Limasawa vs. Butuan … The Mojares panel was not aware of the fate of Trinidad, the flagship of Magellan. I contend that there was absolutely NO NEED for the Mojares panel to spend money and make its own translation. This is in reference to the article “Limasawa, not Butuan, affirmed as site of first Mass in PH” (8/21/20). An order, dated May 8, 1519, by the Casa Contratacion, also owned by the king, gave Magellan instructions on how to treat and trade with the natives.