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    The paper reexamines the evidence for whether the first mass in the Philippines was held in Butuan or Limasawa island. It analyzes accounts from Pigafetta and Albo that describe landing first at Homonhon and Mazaua islands, where they celebrated Easter Sunday and planted a cross, supporting Limasawa. Legazpi's expedition also located Mazaua near Leyte. While early Jesuit historians accepted the Butuan tradition without question, more intensive studies of strong primary documents by historians like Blair and Robertson provide evidence favoring Limasawa as the site of the first mass. Revisiting historical controversies helps establish more accurate accounts of important events.

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    The paper reexamines the evidence for whether the first mass in the Philippines was held in Butuan or Limasawa island. It analyzes accounts from Pigafetta and Albo that describe landing first at Homonhon and Mazaua islands, where they celebrated Easter Sunday and planted a cross, supporting Limasawa. Legazpi's expedition also located Mazaua near Leyte. While early Jesuit historians accepted the Butuan tradition without question, more intensive studies of strong primary documents by historians like Blair and Robertson provide evidence favoring Limasawa as the site of the first mass. Revisiting historical controversies helps establish more accurate accounts of important events.

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    The paper reexamines the evidence for whether the first mass in the Philippines was held in Butuan or Limasawa island. It analyzes accounts from Pigafetta and Albo that describe landing first at Homonhon and Mazaua islands, where they celebrated Easter Sunday and planted a cross, supporting Limasawa. Legazpi's expedition also located Mazaua near Leyte. While early Jesuit historians accepted the Butuan tradition without question, more intensive studies of strong primary documents by historians like Blair and Robertson provide evidence favoring Limasawa as the site of the first mass. Revisiting historical controversies helps establish more accurate accounts of important events.

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    Site of 1st Mass

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    The paper reexamines the evidence for whether the first mass in the Philippines was held in Butuan or Limasawa island. It analyzes accounts from Pigafetta and Albo that describe landing first at Homonhon and Mazaua islands, where they celebrated Easter Sunday and planted a cross, supporting Limasawa. Legazpi's expedition also located Mazaua near Leyte. While early Jesuit historians accepted the Butuan tradition without question, more intensive studies of strong primary documents by historians like Blair and Robertson provide evidence favoring Limasawa as the site of the first mass. Revisiting historical controversies helps establish more accurate accounts of important events.

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    Butuan or Limasawa?

    The site of the First Mass in the


    Philippines: A reexamination of
    the evidence
    Miguel Bernad
    What is the subject
    controversy of the
    paper?
    "The first mass was
    held on Easter
    Sunday, March 31
    1521 in Mazaua
    Island joined by the
    Rajahs of Mazaua
    and Butuan"

    -Antonio Pigafetta
    Mazaua Island?

    Limasawa

    or

    Butuan
    What was the tradition
    created and what was
    it all about?
    Butuan Tradition

    “To the immortal Magellan: The people of


    Butuan with their Parish Priest and Spaniards
    residents therein, to commemorate his arrival &
    the celebration of the First mass on this site on
    the 8th of April 1521”
    Who were the 2 Jesuit
    historians who accepted
    the Butuan tradition
    without question?
    Fr. Francisco Colin S.J

    Fr. Francisco Combes S.J


    Fr. Francisco Colin S.J

    They reached Samar but first


    touched down in
    “Humunu”(Homonhon)

    Named the archipelago as


    “San Lazaro” on a Saturday.

    Easter Sunday they offered the First


    "Labor Evangelica"
    mass in Butuan and planted a cross
    Fr. Francisco Combes S.J

    Enteredthe strait of Siargao and


    landed in “Limasaua" then went to
    Butuan to meet the powerful rajah

    Planted a cross as a sign of their


    future alliance. They went back to
    Limasaua but left also on the 1st
    day of the month. Did not mention
    the first mass but the planting of “Historia de Mindanao y Jolo”

    the cross only.


    What are the similarities
    and differences of their
    accounts?
    Colin Combes
    Butuan Limasawa
    to to
    Limasawa Butuan

    visited both islands


    Planted a cross
    How did the shift in
    opinion started?
    Intensive studies on strong documents that
    were presented by very good historians

    Emma Blair

    James Robertson

    Fr. Pablo Pastells


    What are the Evidences
    of Limasawa?
    Albo's Log Book

    Pigafetta's Accounts

    Legazpi's Expedition
    Summary of
    Albo and Pigafetta
    Explain the evidence
    based on Albo's Log
    Book
    Albo's Log Book Francisco Albo
    the captain of Magellan’s ship “Trinidad”
    one of the 18 survivor who returned to
    spain on “Victoria”.
    March 16, 1521

    They landed in "Humunu" sailed westward to "Ceylon”


    then moved southward to the island of “Masava” where
    the spaniards planted a cross upon a mountain top
    which could be seen 3 islands.
    Explain the evidence
    from Pigafetta's
    accounts
    Antonio Pigafetta

    Pigafetta's Accounts Magellan's assistant during the expedition

    "Primo viaggio intomo al mondo"

    1. Testimony regarding the route

    2. Evidence of Pigafetta’s Map

    3. The two Kings

    4. Seven days at Mazaua

    5. Argument from omission


    What was Pigafetta's
    testimony regarding the
    route they took?
    Their route in 7 days

    March 16 "Zamal"

    March 17-25 "Humunu"

    March 26-27 "Ceylon"

    March 28-April 3 "Mazaua"

    April 4-6 Bound to "Subu"

    April 7 Reached "Subu"


    What was Pigafetta's
    evidence based on
    maps?
    Samar & Homonhon

    Mindanao/Maguindanao

    Mazaua

    Comparisons:

    1. Mazaua is Limasawa

    2. Mazaua can no way be identified as Butuan


    Who were the two kings
    that accompanied
    Magellan's group?
    The Two Kings

    King of Mazaua

    guided them to Cebu

    King of Butuan

    relative of Mazaua’s King

    a visitor of Mazaua only


    Explain the argument of
    omission
    Butuan is located near the river, if the
    mass happened there why is there no
    mention of the river.

    After the death of Magellan, the survivor went to


    Butuan (“A trip up river to see the queen)
    Explain the summary of
    Albo's and Pigafetta's
    Evidences
    They entered through Homonhon went to Leyte then
    Summary of
    to the island of Mazaua and there they celebrated
    Albo and Pigafetta
    eastern Sunday with a mass and cross panting.

    The island of Mazaua fits the They sailed going to Cebu


    location of Limasawa from Mazaua

    At no point in that itinerary did they mentioned

    Butuan or any point of Mindanao coast.


    Explain the accounts of
    Legazpi's Expedition
    Sailed PH waters in 1565

    and said that the island of

    Mazaua is near leyte and Butuan

    was on the island of Mindanao

    Miguel Lopez de Legazpi


    Explain how they used
    the geography of
    Mazaua as an evidence
    Geography of Mazaua

    Fertile island where you could stay for a week.

    From the hill top where the cross could be planted

    could see other islands (as mentioned on the accounts

    of Albo)

    Pigafetta --> Mazaua

    Albo --> Mazava


    Butuan Tradition

    “To the immortal Magellan: The people of


    Butuan with their Parish Priest and Spaniards
    residents therein, to commemorate his arrival &
    the celebration of the First mass on this site on
    the 8th of April 1521”
    What is the importance
    of studying and
    revisiting the
    controversy about the
    site of the first mass?

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