Mar 28, 2021 · Magellan planted a cross in what is now known as Barangay Triana but this was burned in 1565, apparently in protest of the arrival of the Spaniards led by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, said local historian, Dr. Rolando Borrinaga.

Mar 31, 2020 · The first Catholic mass in the Philippines was on Easter Sunday of March 31, 1521 officiated by Father Pedro de Valderrama in the shore of a town islet named as Limasawa in the tip of Southern Leyte. Limasawa is dubbed as the birthplace of …

Throughout the mass, the Rajahs remained on their knees with clasped hands. After the mass, Magellan ordered the erection of a large cross on top of a hill facing the sea. Based on Pigafetta’s accounts, two important events took place in Limasawa.

May 7, 2015 · The First Cross and the First Mass Shrine are some of the frequently visited spots that give tourists a rare experience of retracing the historic footsteps of the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 who paved the way for the beginning of Christianity in the country.

Jun 12, 2023 · A replica of Magellan’s Cross in Limasawa Island In order to reach the Magellan’s cross, a visitor needs to climb 450 steps to get to the top. There are rest stops along the way so you can rest at some point during the climb.

The map in the Nancy-Libri-Beinecke-Yale codex is said to show a cross in one of two hills facing the sea southwest of the island. The Pigafetta map in the Beinecke manuscript shows the cross on the upper hill near the sea.

One can also trek the 450 steps uphill going to the First Cross Monument not only to pay respect to the cross, the symbol of Christ’s suffering for the atonement of sins, but also to see the Municipality of Padre Burgos, Sogod Bay, Camiguin Island, Bohol Province and the Canigao/Bohol seas.

A few months before the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the country, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has determined that Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his Spanish contingent held the first mass in Limasawa, Southern Leyte.

Feb 8, 2021 · The NHCP panel examined both the Italian and French versions of Pigafetta’s accounts, which showed that the coordinates of the MDXXI Easter Sunday Mass are closer to Limasawa. Pigafetta joined the Magellan’s expedition and became the latter’s chronicler.

Nov 7, 2014 · Magallanes, the southern tip of Limasawa, is the site where the commemorative first mass cross was planted. When I got to the top of the hill, the surprise was actually not the cross but the picturesque pasture—the view deck to the southern seas and the islands of Bohol and Camiguin, and Surigao—a campsite whose beauty is rivaled only by ...