History of Battle of Mactan. Subject: Readings in Philippine History

1. Victoria-dumaan sa Aprika
Trinidad-babagtas sa Pacifico
Victoria –kauna-unahang sasakyang –
dagat sa nakagawa ng ganap at patuloy
sa pagligid sa buong daigdig.
-Pigafetta
The Philippines Become a Spanish
Colony
Vasco de Gama – Cape of Good Hope
Christopher Columbus –reached the
enormous American Continent.
Ferdinand Magellan-lead the first
expedition that proved that the world is
round by sailing from east to west. After
him, five more Spanish expeditions
followed 1525 and 1542. Starting
Spain’s colonization of the Philippines.

2. Victoria-dumaan sa Aprika
Trinidad-babagtas sa Pacifico
Victoria –kauna-unahang sasakyang
–dagat sa nakagawa ng ganap at
patuloy sa pagligid sa buong daigdig.
-Pigafetta
After Magellan’s demise, the
remaining members of the expedition
tried to make their way back to Spain
but only the little ship Victoria
commanded by Sebastian Del Cano
was able to return safely. (18)
survivors.
Several expeditions were sent by
Spain in the four decades in order to
establish their claims over the
Molucas islands.
One expedition led by Ray de
Villalobos gave the islands the name
Las Phelipinas /Magellan

3. Discovery of the Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan did not
discover the Philippines.
He only landed on its shores on
March 16 1521. (people had
already populated nearly all corners
of the islands, various civilizations
prosper in Luzon, Visayas,
Mindanao for thousands of years
before Magellan’s ships caught
sight of the islands from afar.
“Readings in Philippine
History”analyzes Philippine history
from multiple perspectives through
the lens of the selected primary
sources coming from various
disciplines.

4. Discovery of the Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan did not discover the
Philippines.
Ika -17 ng Marso ay natanawan nila ang mga
bundok ng Samar (unang pagdating ng mga
Kastila)
Pagkatapos ng unang misa
Sinakop ni Ang mga Magallanes ang mga pulo
sa ngalan ng Hari ng Espanya.
Pigafetta
Patunay:
Taga Timog Tsina ang unang tumungo dito
(1962 natagpuan sa yungib ng Tabon,
Palawan)
Pandak na mga taong tumawid sa tulay na
lupa galing sa Timog (Ita) Palawan, Borneo
Ibang lipi galing sa Borneo , Sulu at
Mindanao.
Malayo dumating sa Luson dumaan sa
Mindorro, Palawan at Kabisayaan galing pala sa
Indonesya
Ang ikatlo’tlong huling pandarayuhan ng mga
Malayo Muslim nanggaling sa matandang
Malasya.(nagtatag ng relihiyong Muslim sa
Mindanao at Sulu

5. Discovery of the Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan did not
discover the Philippines.
“Magellan’s rediscovery of the
Philippines marked commencement
of Spanish rule in Archipelago , It,
likewise marked the entry of the
Philippines in the historic period “
Pigafetta
Konklusyon:
Masasabi, samakatwid, na utang sa
makasaysayang ekspedisyon ni
Magellan bagaman hindi
nagtagumpay sa pagsakop ang
Espanya sa Pilipinas and ekspedisyon
ay nagsilbing patnubay sa iba pang
mandaragat at nagturo ng landas na
dapat sundin.
Ekspedisyon nina Villalobos at
Legaspi na siyang naging matibay na
saligang pagsakop ng Espanya sa
Pilipinas.

6. Discovery of the Philippines
 “desire of Spain to spread
christianity the term used by Queen
Isabella
 Spread of christianity is gospel
while we’ introducing the christian
God is evangelization
Gospel is the message of salvation
while God is the one who initiates
the gospel
Source ko Pastor Nestor C.
Rilloma
Motives For Colonization can be
summed up by the phrase
Gold, God , Glory
The word gospel was attested by the
last will and testament of Queen
Isabella

7. We entrust this body of a brave warrior
from a foreign land, to be kept as a
memorial that in this tiny island the
people will stand against invader who
seek to deprive them of their freedom.
The attendees then answered in unison:
“Hina-ut unta”
The longon of Magellan’s corpse was
finally lowered into the sea directly, over
the underwater cave, tied with slabs of
sea rocks around it as weighs,
unknown
What happened to Magellan’s body?
Magellan and his men were killed by the
islander and his body was never found
Unknown
It was not Lapu-lapu who slayed
Ferdinand Magellan, but many natives-
Pigafetta (did not mention about the
body
“we will not give away the captains
body for all the riches in the world,
because his body is the throphy of our
victory against invader of our shore
Lapu-Lapu”

8. We entrust this body of a brave warrior
from a foreign land, to be kept as a
memorial that in this tiny island the
people will stand against invader who
seek to deprive them of their freedom.
The attendees then answered in unison:
“Hina-ut unta”
The longon of Magellan’s corpse was
finally lowered into the sea directly, over
the underwater cave, tied with slabs of
sea rocks around it as weighs,
unknown
There are some outlandish stories that
are true
To debunk the most widely believe false
rumors
So keep on reading to discover whats
true and whats not true about our
history.
Readings in Philippine History

9. We entrust this body of a brave warrior
from a foreign land, to be kept as a
memorial that in this tiny island the
people will stand against invader who
seek to deprive them of their freedom.
The attendees then answered in unison:
“Hina-ut unta”
The longon of Magellan’s corpse was
finally lowered into the sea directly, over
the underwater cave, tied with slabs of
sea rocks around it as weighs,
unknown
There are some outlandish stories that
are true
To debunk the most widely believe false
rumors
So keep on reading to discover whats
true and whats not true about our
history.
Readings in Philippine History

10. March 16, 1521
•Ferdinand
Magellan
sighted the
Eastern Coast
of Samar

11. After leaving the islands of Canoyas, later
called the Landrones, named after the
thievish propensities of its inhabitants, (now
known as Marianas Islands) sailing westward
looking for the
Moluccas, sighted an
island which has very
lofty mountains.

12. Soon after they learned that it was Zamal
(Legaspi's account called this island
Cibabao), the present day Samar Island, a
distant three
Hundred leagues
from the islands of
the Ladrones.

13. Antonio Pigafetta
-chronicler of Magellan
•On the following day the
sea-worn expedition, landed
on a little uninhabited island
south of Samar which
Pigafetta called Humunu,
which is known today as
Homonhon a barangay in
Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

14. On March 17 while still anchored, they
were visited by several canoes or praus,
carrying the principal chiefs of Suluan
named Inaroyan,
Limbas,Bucad,Layong,Calipay,Badiao,
Cabuling and the Datu,Garas-Garas.
Suluan is an island about 20 km
off to the east from
Homonhon facing the
Pacific Ocean.

15. What were the different responses of the
Native people that Magellan encountered?
• These men came aboard and Magellan explained to
them through an interpreter, that the King of Spain
had sent them not to do any damage, but to spread
the Faith of Christ and convert them to the True
Religion.
• As they were so well received, they called
Homonhon "Nueva Providencia".

16. What were the different responses of the
Native people that Magellan encountered?
• Rajah Humabon accepted Magellan s friendship.
• Rajah Kulambu became his friend too.
• They sealed their friendship with a blood compact.
• Rajah Lapulapu refused to recognize the King of
Spain as his sovereign.

17. • He and around sixty of his men, all well-armed sailed
for Mactan early in the morning of April 28.
• Prepared to fight to the end.
• Magellan was first wounded in the leg with their spear.
• The brave people of Mactan rushed at him and killed
him.

18. • The Europeans panicked since they were encircled in
a shallow sea.
• One of the natives attacked him with a bamboo spear
but Magellan killed him with his lance. Magellan tried
to grab his sword, but could only draw it halfway since
they wounded him on his arm.
• Another dashed on Magellan and wounded his left leg
with a large cutlass, Finally Magellan fell down Lapu-
Lapu and his men immediately rushed on him with
their iron and bamboo spears and their cutlasses.

19. Magellan was wounded by a poisoned arrow in his arm
and a bamboo spear in his face and no longer able to
draw his sword, he was cut down with a kampilan,
native cutlass then stumbling in the shallow water, he
was overwhelmed by Lapu-Lapus warrior…Thus ended
the first encounter between Spain and what to be
known as Philippines. Carmen Guerrero Nakpil March
24,2021

20. • Italian Scholar Antonio Pigafetta travelled with Magellan.
He collected data on local inhabitants.
• During the Battle of Mactan Magellan and 50 of his troop
members were up against Lapu-Lapu and his 1,500
warriors.
• Pigafetta writes that Lapu-Lapu and his army aimed their
fire-hardened bamboo spears and poisoned arrows at the
legs of their enemies.
• -killing Magellan.
• The survivors came rushing back onto the ship.

21. • The outcome of the battle resulted in the departure of
the Spanish crew from the archipelago, and delayed
the Spanish colonization of the Philippines by 44 yrs
until the conquest by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in
1564-1565.
• The Philippines were claimed in the name of Spain in
1521 by Ferdinand Magellan Las Felipinas.

22. • What if Magellan had not come to the Philippines?

23. Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region
of Gosthen. They acquired property there and
were fruitful and increased greatly in numbers.
Gen 47:27


“I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord
answered me and set me in a broad place”
Psalm118:5

24. April 14, 1521
Mass was celebrated and after the
ceremony a tall cross was raised near
the shore. Datu Garas-Garas,
Iranoyan, and the others then entered
into a treaty of friendship with Don
Hernando Magallanes (Ferdinand
Magellan), representing His Majesty,
which was drawn up by Leon de
Espeleta, Secretary and Notary of the
expedition.

25. • Antonio Pigafetta said that they stayed on the island of
Homonhon 8 days but had great difficulty in securing
food.
• The natives brought them a few coconuts and oranges,
palm wine, and a chicken or two, but this was all that
could be spared, so the Spaniards sailed again, and near
the south end of Leyte landed on the little island of
Limasaua.
• Here there was a village, where they met two chieftains,
whom Pigafetta calls "Kings", and whose names
were Raja Calambúand Raja Ciagu.
• These two chieftains were visiting Limasaua and had
their residences one at Butúan and one at Cagayan on
the island of Mindanao.

26. • The evidences used by the pro-Butuan was
numerous accounts written by non-decades
after the 1521 Easter Sunday mass, as well
as the 1872 monument in Magallanes,
Agusan Del Norte.
• The pro-Limasawa groups, on the other hand
used the accounts written by Antonio
Pigafetta.
• Resolution reaffirmed Limasawa’s status as
the site of the 1521 Easter Sunday mass in
the century.

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