The Sides and Evidences of the Controversy

 Evidences for Limasawa

The diary of Antonio Pigaffeta, which details majority of Magellan's expedition

The island of "Mazaua" that Pigaffeta Wrote, was described as an island With a
shore, and Limasawa is a Coastal town.

The measured distance of the town one of the Rajahs controlled, matches the
distance of Limasawa The route that Magellan took was purely situated in Visayas,
and did not even come close to Butuan which is in Mindanao.

 The Butuan Story

- Despite strong evidence Trom the Limasawa side, Butuan's evidence cannot be
ignored

- The local government of Butuan and historian Sonia Zaide, provided pieces of
evidence marking Butuan as the site of the first mass

- This controversy of split sparked when the Philippine government handed over the
historical marker of the first mass to Limasawa

 Evidence for Butuan

- They also used the diary of Antonio Pigafetta, as well as the ship log of another
companion of Magellan s expedition, Francisco Albo

- The land named "Mazua as stated by Pigafetta, actually exists today as a town
named "Masao" One of the Rajahs present in the mass was Rajah Colambu, the ruler
of Butuan

- The large cross planted by Magellan and his men, is located on a hilltop overlooking
the town of Butuan