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Timeline of the historical accounts of Antonio Pigafetta, in the site of the first
Mass in the Philippines.

•A "high land" named "Zamal" was sighted by the Magellan's expedition, which was some 300 leagues westward of the Ladrones
March 16, Islands
1521

• They landed on "uninhabited island" or known as "Humunu" (Homonhon), which Pigafetta referred to as "Watering place of good
March 17, signs"
1521

• They left the island of Homonhon and change route towards west southwest, between four islandsThey sail westward towards Leyte, followed the
Leyte coast southward, passing between the island of Ibusson on their port side.
March 25,
1521

• They left Mazaua bound for Cebu

• In the morning, they anchored near an island where they had seen the light the night before a small boat (boloto) came with eight natives, to whom
March Magellan threw some trinkets as presents.
28,1521

• Holy Friday. Magellan sent his slave interpreter ashore in a small boat to ask the king if he could provide the expedition with food
March 29, supplies and say that they had come as friends and not as enemies.
1521
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• Pigafetta and his companion had spent the previous evening feasting and drinking with the
March 30, native king and his son.
1521

• Magellan sent the priest ashore with some men to prepare for the Mass early in the
morning of Sunday, the last of March and Easter day," . Later in the morning, Magellan
March 31, landed with some fifty men, and Mass was celebrated, after which a cross was venerated.
1521

• Magellan sent men ashore to help with the harvest, but no work was done that day
April 1, because the two kings were sleeping off their drinking bout the night before
1521

• Work on the harvest during the “next to days,”

April 2 and
3, 1521

• They leave Mazaua, bound for Cebu.

April 4,
1521
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Timeline of the historical accounts of Francisco Albo, in the site of

the first Mass in the Philippines.
• They sailed in a westerly course from Ladrones or known as Mariana Island at present, they saw land
towards the northwest, but they did not land there due to shallow places and later found its name as
March 16,
1521 Dunagan

• They went to a small island called Suluan, a part of Samar, and there they anchored. Leaving from
those two islands, they sailed westward to Gada's island, where they took in a supply of wood and
March 16,
1521 water from that island

• They sailed towards the west to a large island called Seilani (now Leyte). Along the coast of
March 16, Seilan,they sailed southwest until they reached the island of Mazava
1521

• From there, they sailed northwards again towards the Island of Seilani and followed the coast of
March 16, Seilani towards the northwest and saw three small islands
1521

• They sailed westwards and saw three islets where they anchored for the night. In the morning, they
March 16, sailed southwest.
1521

• They entered a canal between two islands called Subu, and the other was Matan. They sailed
towards the southwest on that canal, then turned westward and anchored at the town of Subu,
March 16,
1521 wherein they stayed there for many days