Landing on Philippine shores First Mass in the Philippines

1 landing on philippine shores

1.1 blood compact
1.2 first mass
1.3 planting of cross

landing on philippine shores

when ferdinand magellan , european crew sailed san lucar de barrameda expedition search spices, these explorers landed on philippines after voyage other proximate areas. on march 28, 1521, while @ sea, saw bonfire turned out limasawa anchored.

blood compact

the island s sovereign ruler rajah siaiu. when magellan , comrades set foot on grounds of limasawa, befriended rajah brother rajah kulambu of butuan. in days, customary among indigenous—and in of southeast asia—to seal friendship blood compact. on instigation of magellan had heard malayan term it, casi casi, new friends performed ritual. first recorded blood compact between filipinos , spaniards. gifts exchanged 2 parties when celebration had ended.

first mass

on march 31, 1521, easter sunday, magellan ordered mass celebrated officiated father pedro valderrama, andalusion chaplain of fleet, priest then. conducted near shores of island, holy first mass marked birth of roman catholicism in philippines. colambu , siaiu first natives of archipelago, not yet named philippines until expedition of ruy lopez de villalobos in 1543, attend mass among other native inhabitants.

planting of cross

in afternoon of same day, magellan instructed comrades plant large wooden cross on top of hill overlooking sea. magellan s chronicler, antonio pigafetta, recorded event said:

after cross erected in position, each of repeated pater noster , ave maria, , adored cross; , kings [colambu , siaiu] did same.

magellan took ownership of islands had landed in name of king charles v had named earlier on march 16 archipelago of saint lazarus because day of saint when armada reached archipelago.