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This paper argues that Limasawa Island, not Butuan City, was the site of the first mass in the Philippines on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1521. It provides evidence from eyewitness accounts by Pigafetta and Albo that describe the location of "Mazaua Island" where the mass took place matching the geographic coordinates of Limasawa Island, not Butuan City. Additionally, a 1960 law designated Limasawa Island as the national shrine commemorating the birth of Christianity in the Philippines.

Author

Francis Rosales

Language

EN