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The Tablet
By Msgr. Jonas Achacoso
This year 2021, marks the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippine islands. The historical background of the celebration is the arrival of the fleet headed by Ferdinand Magellan. His principal mission was to find a westward route to the Moluccas Islands, where spices were thought to be found. Magellan, as we know, was a Portuguese explorer in the service of the Spanish crown.
The fleet included Father Pedro Valderrama serving as the chaplain and Antonio Pigafetta, the whole expedition’s Italian chronicler. The entire fleet was composed of five ships, only three would make it to the Philippines, and only one could circumnavigate the earth and made it back to Spain.
Published January 16, 2021, 12:52 PM
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture has approved a resolution seeking to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Philippines’ part in the first circumnavigation of the world on the island of Homonhon on March 17, 1521.
House Resolution No. 1403, principally authored by Eastern Samar Rep. Maria Fe Abunda, gained the nod of the House panel, chaired by Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo.
House Deputy Speaker Sorsogon Rep. Evelina Escudero moved for the approval of Abunda’s resolution.
Abunda noted that the first circumnavigation of the world in Homonhon Island 500 years ago is “the beginning of one of the most important historical events in the life of the Philippines.”