The document discusses two significant events in early Philippine history:
1) Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian explorer, traveled with Ferdinand Magellan on the first voyage around the world from 1519-1522. On Easter Sunday 1521, Pigafetta witnessed the first Catholic mass in the Philippines on the island of Mazaua, now believed to be either Limasawa or Butuan.
2) There is an ongoing historical controversy around whether the first mass actually took place in Limasawa island or Masao/Butuan. Scholars present evidence from Pigafetta's writings and maps to argue for either location. The exact site of this important early contact between Christianity and the Philippines remains unclear.
The document discusses two significant events in early Philippine history:
1) Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian explorer, traveled with Ferdinand Magellan on the first voyage around the world from 1519-1522. On Easter Sunday 1521, Pigafetta witnessed the first Catholic mass in the Philippines on the island of Mazaua, now believed to be either Limasawa or Butuan.
2) There is an ongoing historical controversy around whether the first mass actually took place in Limasawa island or Masao/Butuan. Scholars present evidence from Pigafetta's writings and maps to argue for either location. The exact site of this important early contact between Christianity and the Philippines remains unclear.
The document discusses two significant events in early Philippine history:
1) Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian explorer, traveled with Ferdinand Magellan on the first voyage around the world from 1519-1522. On Easter Sunday 1521, Pigafetta witnessed the first Catholic mass in the Philippines on the island of Mazaua, now believed to be either Limasawa or Butuan.
2) There is an ongoing historical controversy around whether the first mass actually took place in Limasawa island or Masao/Butuan. Scholars present evidence from Pigafetta's writings and maps to argue for either location. The exact site of this important early contact between Christianity and the Philippines remains unclear.
The document discusses two significant events in early Philippine history:
1) Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian explorer, traveled with Ferdinand Magellan on the first voyage around the world from 1519-1522. On Easter Sunday 1521, Pigafetta witnessed the first Catholic mass in the Philippines on the island of Mazaua, now believed to be either Limasawa or Butuan.
2) There is an ongoing historical controversy around whether the first mass actually took place in Limasawa island or Masao/Butuan. Scholars present evidence from Pigafetta's writings and maps to argue for either location. The exact site of this important early contact between Christianity and the Philippines remains unclear.
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Guerra, Merlyn M.
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Cite or identify significant or important events that happened in the history of the Philippines.
ANTONIO PIGAFETTA - around 1491 when he was born at Vicenza, Republic of Venice or was known now as Italy and died at the aged of 39-40 around 1531 - He studied astronomy; geography and cartography - an Italian scholar and explorer from the Republic of Venice - He travelled with the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew on their First Voyage around the world - He was one of the 18 men who returned to Spain in 1522
The first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, 1521, Easter Sunday, located at the Southern Leyte a popularly known as the birthplace of the Church in the Philippines. Holy First Mass marked the birth of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines. It was conducted by Father Pedro de Valderrama of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition along the shores of what was referred to in the journals of Antonio Pigafetta as "Mazaua",
Controversies between LIMASAWA and Masao/Butuan
Maaso 1872: A monument to commemorate the site of first mass on the Philippines was erected in Butuan. 1953: The people in Butuan asked the Philippine Historical Committee to rehabilitate the monument or place a marker on the site. On the basis of this objection the monument was re-erected but the marble slab stating it was the site of first mass was removed. Zaide identified Masao in Butuan as the location of the first mass. The basis Zaide’s claim is the diary of Antonio Pigafetta, chronicle of Magellan’s voyage.
LIMASAWA Jaime de Veyra stated that the first mass was celebrated in Limawasa not in Butuan. Historian Pablo Pastells stating by the footnote to Francisco Colin’s Labor Evangelica that Magellan did not go to Butuan but form Limasawa to Cebu. Francisco Albo ( pilot of Magellan’s flagship does not mention the first mass but he writes that they erected a cross on a mountain which overlooked three islands the west and the southwest. James Robertson agreed with Pastells in a footnote that “Mazua” was actually Limasawa. In the authentic account of Pigafetta, the port was not in Butuan but an island named Mazua (Masawa). Father Bernard studied all the Pigafetta’s maps, which place in Mazau off the southern tip of the larger island of Leyte., a check with the modern maps, will show that this jibes with Limasawa and not Masao or Butuan.
Evidence for LIMASAWA
1. The evidence of Albo’s Log-Book 2. The Evidence of Pigafetta: a) Pigafetta’s testimony regarding the route; b)The evidence of Pigafetta’s map c)The two native kings d) The seven days at “Mazaua” e)An argument from omission 3. Summary of the evidence of Albo and Pigafetta. 4. Confirmatory evidence from the Legazpi expedition.
Evidence for Masao
1. The name of the place 2. The route from Homonhon 3. The latitude position 4. The geographical features: a) the bonfire b) the balanghai c) house d) abundance of gold e) a developed settlement
