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First Mass Debate in the Philippines by RoyceAP is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the debate around where the first Catholic mass was held in the Philippines. It notes that according to Antonio Pigafetta, who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan, the first mass took place on the small island of Mazaua in Leyte. However, historians have disagreed on the exact location. While some believed it was near Butuan City, called Masao, others determined in 1894 that it was likely held on Limasawa island based on a new translation of Pigafetta
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