31st of March, 1521
[Magellan has Easter mass celebrated on Limasawa Island.] [Colambu permits a Christian mass to celebrate Christ’s resurrection.] El domingo de Pascua, que era el último… Read More »31st of March, 1521
March 1521
[28-31 March 1521]
4. From that island they sailed westwards towards a large island named Seilani which was inhabited and was known to have gold. (Seilani — or,… Read More »[28-31 March 1521]
29th-30th of March, 1521
[Siaui, the rajah of Butuan, meets Magellan. Colambu and Magellan enter into a blood compact.] Al día siguiente el comandante despachó a tierra el esclavo… Read More »29th-30th of March, 1521
28th of March, 1521
[The fleet anchors off Limasawa (Pigafetta’s Mazaua) at the southern entrance to Suriago Strait; Magellan and his men are well received there by the natives… Read More »28th of March, 1521
25th of March, 1521
[Pigafetta falls overboard and is nearly drowned.] [The expedition leaves Homonhon and sails across the waters of Hinunangan (Southern Leyte) and of Gibusong Island (Loreto,… Read More »25th of March, 1521
22nd of March, 1521
[Our ancestors return to Homonhon with more food and drink.] El viernes, día veintidós del mes, cumplieron los isleños su palabra, llegando con dos canoas… Read More »22nd of March, 1521
18th of March, 1521
[Europeans make their first contact with Filipinos on Homonhon Island.] [Our ancestors from Suluan discover in Homonhon the helpless crew. Magellan embraces the local chief… Read More »18th of March, 1521
[18 March 1521]
3. Departing from those two islands, they sailed westward to an uninhabited island of “Gada” where they took in a supply of wood and water.… Read More »[18 March 1521]
16th-17th of March, 1521
[The fleet sights the mountains of Samar in the Philippines and anchors at the island of Suluan at latitude 11° N.] [16 March: From Guam,… Read More »16th-17th of March, 1521