1st of May, 1521
[Massacre of Europeans in the island of Cebu, including Duarte Barbosa and twenty-five shipmates.] [Humabon’s men kill a number of the expedition’s members at a… Read More »1st of May, 1521
Rajah Humabon
27th of April, 1521
[Magellan and sixty of his men in three longboats attack Rajah Lapu Lapu and his forces on Mactan. They are driven back to the ships… Read More »27th of April, 1521
26th of April, 1521
[Humabon receives a report that Lapulapu, a ruler of Mactan, refuses to recognize the King of Spain.] Viernes 26 de abril, Zula, uno de los… Read More »26th of April, 1521
15th-25th April 1521
[Magellan cures a sick elder, which leads to the burning of native idols.] [Juana, wife of Humabon, is charmed by the image of the Santo… Read More »15th-25th April 1521
14th of April, 1521
[The Sultan Humabon is baptized (and renamed Don Carlos) by the flagship’s chaplain with all pomp and circumstance. Rajah Colambu is also baptized and named… Read More »14th of April, 1521
13th of April, 1521
[A makeshift platform is readied at the consecrated site for the rite of baptism.] [82] On Saturday, as the captain had promised the king to… Read More »13th of April, 1521
10th of April, 1521
[Humabon allows Magellan to bury two of his men who recently died; Fr. Pedro de Valderrama, the expedition’s chaplain, consecrates and erects a wooden cross… Read More »10th of April, 1521
9th of April, 1521
[Humabon’s heir confers with Magellan and is convinced of the merits of the Christian virtues. Later on, Magellan promises military protection and proclaims Humabon sovereign… Read More »9th of April, 1521
8th of April, 1521
[Humabon and his council meet with Magellan’s emissaries. The latter agree to comply with the rajah’s conditions.] Al siguiente día, el escribano de nuestra nave… Read More »8th of April, 1521